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Fractional CTO
A fractional CTO is not a part-time observer. It is accountable ownership of technical direction, team, and delivery, sized to what your business can currently justify - and structured so the role can be handed to a permanent hire without disruption.
When this helps
You are probably reading this because of one of these.
- Engineering reports to a founder or COO who does not have time to lead it
- You are scaling past the point where informal coordination works
- The board needs a technical voice in the room they trust
- A permanent CTO is the right destination, but not yet the right cost
How we help
A delivery sequence, not a discovery phase that never ends.
Every stage produces something you can act on independently, so the engagement can stop at any point without leaving you stranded mid-programme.
Assess
Two weeks inside the team, the code, and the numbers before recommending anything structural.
Stabilise
Fix what is actively costing you: release process, on-call, environment drift, or the reporting the board is missing.
Build
Hire and structure the team, set standards and architecture, and install a delivery cadence that holds without me.
Succeed
Recruit and onboard the permanent CTO, then hand over against documentation rather than conversation.
Efficiencies driven
The measurable change this engagement is aiming at.
Where teams usually start
- Technical decisions escalate to whoever is least busy
- No board-level view of engineering risk or progress
- Hiring reactive and interview quality inconsistent
Where the engagement leaves you
- Clear ownership of architecture and standards
- Regular board reporting the executive team trusts
- A sequenced hiring plan with a repeatable interview loop
1-3 days
Per week, not five
Board
Level representation included
Planned
Succession to a permanent hire
What you receive
Artefacts that outlive the engagement.
- Technology strategy and target architecture owned end to end
- Engineering org design, hiring plan, and interview process
- Delivery cadence, governance forums, and board reporting pack
- Vendor strategy, contract review, and supplier management
- Documented succession plan for a permanent CTO
Next step
Discuss a fractional role.
A short call is usually enough to work out whether this is the right engagement, and what it would cost. If it is not, I will say so.
Engagement
Executive Leadership
Per week, typically