Filed,
not floated.
Standard Bureau is a five-partner operations, technology, and AI firm. We scope work in writing, record decisions, and put one partner in charge of every engagement.
We do the homework before prescribing technology
Technology work gets expensive when teams choose tools before they understand the operation. We map the job first. Then we decide whether to change the process, modernize the system, or build software.
Our process is deliberately old-fashioned. We define the scope before work starts, record decisions during delivery, and leave clients with a system they can operate.
Five partners, one working team
Each engagement uses a different mix of the five partners. One of us owns the work from the first meeting through delivery and remains answerable for the result. These are the people who do the work, not a sales team handing it to someone else.
Clay Johnson
Turns operating problems into scoped technical work and stays through delivery.
hello@standardbureau.comDave Liloia
Leads product and operating work across business, data, and delivery teams.
hello@standardbureau.comJeff Casimir
Designs software systems and helps teams understand how to run them.
hello@standardbureau.comHal Runkel
Works on the human decisions, habits, and conflicts that determine whether a change sticks.
hello@standardbureau.comRaj Aggarwal
Connects research, audience needs, and clear communication for mission-driven organizations.
hello@standardbureau.comThe people who start the work stay involved
The partners who lead discovery stay involved through delivery. We keep the team small, show working material early, and record decisions as we make them.
Partner-led discovery
The person shaping the engagement hears the work directly from the people who do it.
Working material early
Maps, prototypes, copy, and software arrive early enough to change course without ceremony.
An accountable owner
A named partner stays responsible for support, repair, and the next decision.
What you can hold us to
Clay Johnson · Dave Liloia · Jeff Casimir · Hal Runkel · Raj Aggarwal
Partners, Standard Bureau