Fractional CTO
Technology leadership, sized to your business.
A fractional CTO is a part-time technology leader who stays with your business month to month, instead of a full-time hire. We own the technology strategy and roadmap with you, choose and manage vendors and tools, oversee the developers and contractors doing the work, and act as the technical voice in leadership and investor conversations.
Is this for you?
A good fit if…
- You do not have a full-time CTO, and technology decisions keep piling up
- Developers, contractors or agencies are building for you with no technical lead overseeing them
- You need someone to own the technology roadmap and budget on an ongoing basis
- Leadership, partners or investors are asking technical questions you need answered
What’s included
What’s included in Fractional CTO
Technology strategy & roadmap
A technology plan tied to your business goals, owned with you and updated as priorities change.
Vendor & tool decisions
Choosing, negotiating with and managing the software, platforms and service providers you rely on.
Developer & contractor oversight
Setting priorities, reviewing work and keeping in-house developers, freelancers and agencies on track.
Architecture & security basics
Sensible decisions about how your systems fit together, plus access, backups and security practices.
Technology budgeting
Planning and tracking what you spend on software, hosting, tools and development.
Hiring & leadership support
Help defining technical roles and interviewing candidates, and a technical voice with your leadership team and investors.
Process
How it works
Assess
Review your current systems, team, vendors, spending and the decisions in front of you.
Agree the role
Set priorities, a first roadmap and what the role covers each month.
Lead
Regular working time with your team: oversight of ongoing work and decisions as they come up.
Review & adjust
Regular check-ins on progress and spend, with the roadmap updated as the business changes.
Who you’d be working with
Michael White, founder
You work directly with Michael White, IGNESCO’s founder. Michael has personally overseen teams ranging from 1 to 30 people, and has overseen more than 2,000 software implementations across markets including unified communications (UCaaS), telecom, healthcare, pharmacy, and more.
FAQ
Fractional CTO questions
What is a fractional CTO?
A technology leader who works with your business part-time, on a set schedule or retainer, instead of as a full-time employee.
How is this different from Tech Consulting?
Tech Consulting is project-based: an audit, a software selection or a roadmap, delivered as a written recommendation. A fractional CTO is an ongoing role: we stay involved month to month, own the technology plan with you and oversee the people and vendors carrying it out.
Do you replace my developers or IT provider?
No. We work alongside your developers, contractors and IT provider. They build and maintain your systems; we focus on direction, priorities and decisions.
How is it priced?
Fractional CTO work is priced by custom quote, based on how much time and what scope the role needs. You get the terms in writing before work starts.
Ready to start your fire?
Tell us what you are working on. You will get an honest response from a real human.