Inventory
What a fractional CIO does.
IT strategy and roadmap
A plan that starts from your business goals, not from whatever the last supplier wanted to sell you.
Budgets and spend
A clear view of what you spend on technology, which contracts renew when, and where money is being wasted.
Supplier management
Someone on your side who can judge proposals, negotiate renewals and hold suppliers to what they promised.
Board reporting
Plain English updates on risk, progress and spend that a board can act on.
Security and compliance direction
Setting the course for Cyber Essentials, GDPR and the security questions customers and insurers now ask.
Leading big changes
Migrations, new systems, office moves and mergers led by someone who has done it before.
Level check
Is this your level?
If two or more of these sound familiar, we should talk.
- Technology decisions keep landing on the MD or finance director by default.
- A big change is coming, like a new system, an acquisition or rapid growth.
- You have several suppliers and no way to judge whether they're any good.
- You need CIO thinking, but not a full time CIO salary.
How it plays out
Three stages.
Stage 1
Discovery
Conversations with your leadership team and a review of systems, contracts and risks.
Stage 2
Roadmap
A prioritised, costed plan the board can sign off.
Stage 3
Lead
Regular time with you, owning delivery and reporting back to the board.
Help screen
Fractional CIO, answered.
What is a fractional CIO?
A fractional CIO is a senior technology leader who works for your business part time. You get board level IT strategy, supplier management and someone accountable for delivery, without the salary of a full time Chief Information Officer.
How much time does a fractional CIO spend with us?
It's agreed up front and flexes with what's going on. A quiet quarter needs less time than a system migration or an acquisition, and the arrangement can change as you do.
When should we hire a full time CIO instead?
When technology needs daily senior leadership, usually because it's core to the product or the IT team is large. When that happens we can help define the role and interview candidates.
Other players
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