CTO Services
We provide CTO and Director level services at fractional or full time basis.
The Chief Technology Officer (CTO) is a company executive that defines the technology trajectory. A CTO strategically pushes development forward and makes teams productive through organization, design, and consensus.
The fractional CTO (FraCTO) works the CTO role on a part-time basis, helps define and refine a company’s technology strategy and architecture, and accelerates technological growth.
CTO Solutions Include:
Define/Maintain the Technology Strategy: Work with leadership to define the tech goals and road map.
Technology Leadership and Guidance: Work with team leads to mentor, prioritize, and align architectural and design decisions.
Fielding of New Technologies: Identify and recommend new tech that helps company goals.
Determine MVP for a major release
Vendor Management: Make sure that vendors fit the tech strategy.
Risk Mitigation: Understand, communicate, and reduce risks: Includes: security, technical debt, ease of integration and compatibility.
Oversee Tech Operations: Keep a finger on the pulse of the tech development, infrastructure, and QA.
(Optionally) Oversee IT operations: sometimes needed if no CIO exists.
Why Do Companies Need a Fractional CTO?
Small companies and startups benefit from a FraCTO that don’t need a full time CTO, but still need technical guidance that a FraCTO provides. A FraCTO is a good choice for emerging businesses that need professional guidance without the cost of a full time CTO.
Typical problems that a FraCTO resolves:
Confusing, incompatible, or incoherent technical strategies
Avoid and reduce technical debt
Organize teams to more efficiently work
Help quality assurance (QA) teams work efficiently
Avoid going down risky tech rabbit holes
Maximize developer communications
Spearhead internal documentation to optimize dev teams