Real Results in Complex Service Environments

We don’t just recommend change—we help you achieve it. Below are real-world examples of how LMS helped organizations untangle service complexity, align operations, and deliver measurable impact.

The path from discovery to sustained performance is rarely simple. The LMS Framework makes it clear, structured, and measurable.

Step 1 Discover – Discovery & Diagnostics

Surface hidden breakdowns and establish a baseline for improvement.

Enterprise Service Diagnostic Review

Discovery & Diagnostics

Sector: Municipal Entertainment Board of Directors (700K residents)

Challenge

New leadership lacked a clear view of how work was being done and best practices for a newly hired Board.

LMS Solution

Conducted stakeholder interviews, process mapping, data and financial analysis, and best practice research to surface hidden breakdowns and prioritize changes.

Impact

Delivered a fact-based roadmap that guided leadership decisions and accelerated implementation of service improvements. Recommendations were adopted as the foundation for the Board’s strategic planning initiatives.

Multi-Channel Service Assessment

Discovery & Diagnostics

Sector: Municipal Government (47 agencies with multiple contact points)

Challenge

Customers experienced inconsistent service across entry points (walk-in, phone, online). Leadership lacked diagnostic data to understand root causes.

LMS Solution

Performed interactive cross-channel “secret shopper” evaluation, mapped workflows, and identified systemic misalignments.

Impact

Equipped executives with actionable insights that informed system redesign and improved first-contact resolution rates.

Leadership Process Dynamics

Discovery & Diagnostics

Sector: Non-Profit (50 staff, 2,100 members)

Challenge

Leaders faced cultural and productivity issues across departments but lacked diagnostic information to pinpoint causes.

LMS Solution

Facilitated interactive, experiential process consultation to uncover working styles, assumptions, and communication barriers.

Impact

Enabled the team to safely discuss barriers, strengthen meeting effectiveness, and improve cross-department collaboration.

Step 2 Align – Organizational Alignment

Bring leadership, policy, technology, and culture & processes into sync.

From 22 Agencies to One Cohesive Department

Organizational Alignment

Sector: Federal Government (22 agencies)

Challenge

A senior executive needed to unify 22 siloed agencies into one cohesive department with consistent leadership and service alignment.

LMS Solution

Provided program management and executive advisory support to create a unifying leadership framework and guide agency coordination.

Impact

Achieved shared direction and full buy-in across agencies, resulting in an integrated department with improved consistency and service delivery.

Enterprise 311 System Redesign

System Alignment

Sector: County Government (948K residents)

Challenge

A legacy 311 system was plagued by outdated technology, siloed departments, and poor service quality.

LMS Solution

Replaced legacy technology systems, mapped and streamlined service workflows across agencies, and built a quality assurance system to sustain improvements.

Impact

Within two years of Go-Live and with no increase in staff or budget, achieved 87% on-time agency service delivery, 89% customer satisfaction with the new technology, and 90+% satisfaction with the Call Intake Center. Later won a national Service to Citizens Award.

Step 3 Enable – Service Enablement

Strengthen internal service and ensure technology delivers measurable results.

Countywide Organizational Redesign

Internal Service Improvement

Sector: County Government (1.1M residents)

Challenge

Rapid population growth overwhelmed internal structure and staff capacity.

LMS Solution

Conducted a full organizational assessment and recommended structural changes grounded in best practices.

Impact

Identified $25.5M in annual savings and improved operational efficiency for key services.

Districtwide Audit & Efficiency Plan

Internal Service Improvement

Sector: K-12 Public Education (63 schools)

Challenge

A central office needed to streamline operations across 63 schools.

LMS Solution

Benchmarked peer institutions and developed a restructuring plan to reduce costs while preserving service delivery.

Impact

Uncovered $8M in potential savings with an implementable reorganization strategy.

One-Stop Online Licensing Portal

Technology Enablement

Sector: Economic Development (more than 1800-2800 transactions per month)

Challenge

Licensing processes across 20+ agencies were fragmented and compliance was low.

LMS Solution

Created a unified online portal with personalized dashboards and automated workflows.

Impact

Accelerated business licensing to 85.6% of licenses renewal reviewed within 3-5 business days and 57.7% of new applications reviewed within 1-2 business days, improved compliance, and empowered agency staff with better tools.

Field Team Enablement for Global Growth

Technology Enablement

Sector: Federal Military (U.S. Army GFEBS Program)

Challenge

The Army doubted the employee-engagement/training component of the change management plan submitted by the systems integrator for its largest-ever budget system (GFEBS).

LMS Solution

Compared the vendor’s change management plan against best practices and client goals, providing recommendations.

Impact

The client required the vendor to revise its change management plan to align with LMS recommendations.

Step 4 Lead – Leadership Activation

Equip leaders to model, champion, and sustain change.

Leadership Coaching for Enterprise Change

Leadership Activation

Sector: Private Sector (Consulting Firm, $170M annual sales)

Challenge

Executive leadership struggled to implement change across a large firm.

LMS Solution

Delivered strategic planning and executive coaching with an emphasis on decision-making, alignment, and SOP implementation.

Impact

Successfully executed enterprise changes with improved leadership cohesion and follow-through.

Cohort-Based Leadership Development

Leadership Activation

Sector: Municipal Department of General Services (700 employees)

Challenge

Leaders lacked a structured growth path for building service excellence.

LMS Solution

Designed and led a cohort-based leadership program with experiential learning and individual coaching.

Impact

Became the agency’s flagship model and was expanded to include mid-level manager development.

Experiential Leadership Development for Global Corporates

Leadership Activation

Sector: Private Sector (Various)

Challenge

As a subcontractor to Microsoft, Uber, Johnson & Johnson, USB Bank, GSK Pharmaceuticals, and Oshkosh, LMS was engaged to deliver leadership development and training to Director-level cohorts.

LMS Solution

Designed and facilitated multi-day, experiential programs focused on applying leadership models and techniques in daily work.

Impact

Increased participant self-awareness of their leadership journey and equipped leaders to embed effective practices across their organizations.

Step 5 Sustain – Sustained Performance

Build accountability systems that lock in results over time.

Citywide Customer Service Transformation

Performance Accountability

Sector: Municipal Government (47 agencies)

Challenge

Service quality was inconsistent across 47 agencies with no shared standards.

LMS Solution

Introduced citywide customer service standards, performance metrics, and secret shopper evaluations for accountability.

Impact

Customers reported satisfaction with call answer rates, accuracy of information, and general politeness within 1 year.

311 Call Center Turnaround

Performance Accountability

Sector: Municipal Government (948K residents)

Challenge

A 311 center faced long wait times, low morale, and high abandonment rates.

LMS Solution

Transformed the internal call center culture, implemented new performance protocols, and trained frontline teams in service-centered delivery.

Impact

Met or exceeded national call-taking benchmarks within 6 months and was runner-up for Best Call Center within one year, with no increase in staff or budget.

Across the transformations shown above,
LMS helped clients achieve:

85%+

Customer satisfaction in redesigned service systems

68%↓

Reduction in complaints, wait times, and missed responses

$25.5M

Annual savings identified in government restructuring

22

Agencies unified into one seamless department