Senior technology leadership, without a full-time hire
Ongoing, independent technology leadership for businesses that need more than an IT provider can offer but aren't ready for a full-time CTO or IT manager. People often call this a fractional CTO or fractional IT manager arrangement.
What's included
- Ongoing technology strategy and roadmap ownership
- IT provider and vendor oversight and performance management
- Software and platform selection, including CRM, ERP and core business systems
- Budgeting, cloud and data-location guidance
- Board and management reporting
- An independent voice in vendor negotiations and major technology decisions
What this isn't
Not help-desk or day-to-day IT support. Printer problems, laptop repairs and password resets are what your IT provider is for, this is senior-level direction, not ticket queues.
Who it's for
- 20-200 staff organisations with real technology complexity but no internal technology leadership
- Businesses juggling multiple vendors and systems with no one senior enough to hold them to account
- Organisations facing board-level scrutiny of technology spend and risk
- Businesses that have completed a Business Technology Review and want an independent voice to see the roadmap through
If you just need a one-off review rather than an ongoing relationship, start with a Business Technology Review instead.
FAQ
Questions, answered
How does this arrangement usually start?
Most Fractional Technology Leadership engagements follow a Business Technology Review, so the roadmap is already agreed before the ongoing relationship begins. It can also start directly for businesses that already know what they need.
Is this the same as a fractional CTO?
Yes, people use fractional CTO, fractional IT manager and Fractional Technology Leadership to mean broadly the same thing: ongoing, senior, independent technology leadership without a full-time hire.
Do you provide ongoing IT support?
No. This is strategic and vendor-facing, not help-desk work. Your IT provider stays in place for day-to-day support; this sits above that, keeping the roadmap, vendors and risk on track.