Mark Bloomberg, P.E. and Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, writes about engineering leadership, lean and continuous improvement, and systems engineering.https://markbloomberg.com/https://markbloomberg.com/writing/from-300-open-tickets-to-fewer-than-10/https://markbloomberg.com/writing/from-300-open-tickets-to-fewer-than-10/My controls team had 300+ open field tickets and a wait time measured in years. Visual management, protected time, and a WIP cap got us under 10 and kept us there.Mon, 02 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://markbloomberg.com/writing/he-who-starts-with-many-problems/https://markbloomberg.com/writing/he-who-starts-with-many-problems/The cryptic advice that rescued my first Lean Six Sigma Black Belt project, and how a stalled project went on to cut lead time 58% and variation 85%.Tue, 05 Dec 2023 00:00:00 GMT