The Olde Stone Approach

Our customers are typically leaders of large programs or organizations who have run into what we call "wicked problems". Every organization has these, and even the most talented, knowledgeable, and experienced leaders occasionally benefit from having subject matter experts who can help them get over the speed bumps that get in the way of achieving your goals. Olde Stone provides that expertise, and works with your staff to transfer that knowledge so that you become the experts. Key tenets of our consulting solutions include:

  • Working with you and your staff to understand your real problem before we suggest a solution
  • Using real experts with specific, proven tools and methods to solve your problem
  • Acting as a force multiplier by transferring knowledge and expertise to your staff

The Olde Stone Advantage

  • We save you money, because we do it right
  • Our goal is to fix it and move on; we are not trying to sell bodies

How to Hire Us

Please reach out to John Driessnack for the best way to contract with Olde Stone. For commercial organizations a simple consulting agreement is typically the easiest way to work with us, while for federal agencies we have several partners and vehicles available to use in order to get us on contract.

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DAU posts Professor Driessnack's videos on his unique framework for root cause analysis
DAU posts Professor Driessnack's videos on his unique framework for root cause analysis

DAU posted, as part of the DAG Dialog series, Professor John Driessnack's two videos on his framework for analysis and assessment of programs.  These videos outline the Driessnack cubes, which he uses to look at the root cause of program challenges.

PMI published Olde Stone Consulting white paper on "Time to Update OMB Capital Programming Guidance"
PMI published Olde Stone Consulting white paper on "Time to Update OMB Capital Programming Guidance"

In this whitepaper, the author proposes that the new U.S. presidential administration update federal programming guidance procedures on budgeting and acquisition with an eye towards defining a more holistic management framework based upon industry standards for project, program, and portfolio management — that could result in a more effective and efficient bureaucracy.

PMI published Olde Stone Consulting white paper on "Using PMI Standards Framework to Improve U.S. Federal Government Capital Investment Outcomes"
PMI published Olde Stone Consulting white paper on "Using PMI Standards Framework to Improve U.S. Federal Government Capital Investment Outcomes"

This paper proposes that the U.S. federal government would benefit from utilizing PMI’s project, program, and portfolio standards framework as the basis for a common, robust federal system methodology. It outlines how three approved American National Standards developed by PMI can provide robustness and clarity, with a common language and a standard framework for agencies’ utilization. If followed in a disciplined manner, the standards provide for significant efficiencies within and across agencies, as well as improved efficiencies with industry.