Technical leadership,
when you need it
Get senior CTO support without hiring a full-time executive. We review your architecture, set a practical roadmap, guide your engineering team and help your leaders make technology decisions with confidence.
- Technical leadership, part-time
- Senior
- Plan with no long-term lock-in
- Monthly
- Available before you share anything
- NDA
- Your plans, documents and IP
- 100%
Our approach
When delivery stalls,
leadership is the fix
The usual way
Sprints fill up with regression fixes, so new features keep slipping.
How we do it
We find the causes of repeat bugs and set the practices that let your team ship again.
The usual way
Cloud, licence and delivery costs grow without anyone owning them.
How we do it
We review cloud usage, software subscriptions and delivery costs to cut waste.
The usual way
Fragile legacy systems cause outages and make every change risky.
How we do it
We plan staged replacements that reduce outages and make the platform easier to grow.
The usual way
Quality depends on one or two people who know everything.
How we do it
We document key decisions, set practical engineering guidelines and automate key checks.
What's included
Senior guidance
that moves work forward
- 01
Architecture review
A practical review of your architecture, cloud and software costs, delivery risks and security concerns.
- 02
A practical roadmap
A prioritised plan for the next 12 months covering technical debt, reliability, team needs and growth.
- 03
Team guidance
We coach engineering leads, improve delivery practices and help your team build technical and leadership skills.
- 04
Decision support
We help set priorities, review important decisions and keep the roadmap moving, not just make recommendations.
- 05
Technical due diligence
A neutral review of an acquisition target's technical debt, security and ability to grow.
- 06
Engineering standards
Decision records, coding guidelines and automated checks, so quality doesn't depend on one person.
Typical engagements
Where a fractional CTO
helps most
Delivery recovery
Get a stalled team shipping again by fixing the causes of rework and slow releases.
- Delivery review
- Quality practices
- Release process
Architecture and scale
Prepare the platform for growth with a clear plan for reliability and technical debt.
- Architecture review
- Debt roadmap
- Reliability plan
Cost and cloud review
Find waste in cloud usage, subscriptions and delivery spend, and agree what to change.
- Cloud usage
- Licences
- Delivery costs
Due diligence
Assess an acquisition or investment target before you commit, with a neutral technical view.
- Code and architecture
- Security
- Scalability
How it starts
From first review
to a working plan
Step 1: Review
A practical look at architecture, costs, delivery risks and security concerns.
Output: Findings and priorities
Step 2: Plan
A prioritised roadmap covering technical debt, reliability, team needs and the next stages of growth.
Output: Practical technology roadmap
Step 3: Join your team
We work with your leaders and engineers through the tools and meeting rhythm you already use.
Output: Agreed responsibilities
Step 4: Lead
Priorities are agreed, responsibilities are clear and work on the roadmap begins.
Output: Regular leadership updates
Standards
What every engagement includes
Clear leadership updates
Regular updates on decisions, risks and progress for your founders, board or leadership team.
Your work stays yours
You own all agreed work, plans and documents, with clear confidentiality terms.
Flexible involvement
Increase or reduce our involvement as your needs change, on a monthly plan.
A route to delivery
If the plan needs hands-on capacity, a managed squad or project team can pick it up.
Fractional CTO is a good fit if
- You need experienced technical leadership but not a full-time CTO
- Your architecture, priorities or costs are slowing the team down
- You're preparing for growth, funding or an acquisition
- Your team needs guidance, not just recommendations
Not quite right? Another model may suit you better.
Compare all modelsA consultant may only recommend what to do. A fractional CTO also stays involved: setting priorities, guiding your engineering leads, reviewing important decisions and keeping the roadmap moving. You get senior technical leadership part-time, on a monthly plan, without hiring a full-time executive.
Fractional CTO support runs on a monthly plan with no long-term lock-in. The fee depends on how much senior time you need, and you can increase or reduce our involvement as your needs change. After a first call we suggest a starting level and give you a rough quote range.
We carry out technical due diligence as your neutral technical representative. The review covers an acquisition or investment target's code and architecture, technical debt, security weaknesses and ability to grow. You get the findings before you commit, so the deal reflects the real state of the technology.
A fractional CTO works with your existing team rather than replacing anyone. We coach engineering leads, improve delivery practices, review architecture and help people build technical and leadership skills. If the roadmap needs more hands-on capacity, a managed squad or project team can pick up the work.
You own all agreed work, plans, documents and IP from a fractional CTO engagement. We work under clear confidentiality terms and can sign a standard NDA before you share anything. Regular updates on decisions, risks and progress go to your founders, board or leadership team.
Other models
Other ways
to work with us
Managed Squads
A ready team of developers, a project manager and QA specialists who work alongside you and keep new features shipping.
Explore managed teamsProject Based
A clearly scoped product or platform, delivered through agreed milestones with regular updates and written approval criteria.
Scope a project
Tell us what you need to deliver
Tell us the skills and outcomes you need. We'll recommend the right setup and a practical plan to start.