What I do
Missed deadlines, stalled delivery, a tech team that is not performing.
I work with founders and boards as a fractional CTO and technology non-executive director: auditing where technology, team, spend and risk stand today, setting a plan the board can verify, holding in-house and outsourced teams to what they promised, and coaching technical leads so the capability stays in the business.
I solve business challenges by improving your approach to technology. From steering projects to advising stakeholders to helping secure investment, the work is tailored to your needs and business goals.
Do these sound familiar…
- No clarity or visibility?
- Demotivated team?
- No plans or roadmap?
- Misaligned objectives?
- Feeling lost in tech?
- Stuck at square one?
- No delivery?
- Lack of ROI?
- Will this even work?
If you answered yes to any of these, I can help.
Get ready to improve productivity and increase your revenue
Business audits
Where your technology, team, spend and risk actually stand today. I look at the architecture, the delivery process, the suppliers and the cost base, then write it up in language a board can act on rather than a technical report nobody reads.
Strategy development
A technology plan that follows from the business plan. Sequence, cost and trade-offs named, so you know what you are committing to before you commit, and so your team knows what they are building towards.
Coaching and mentoring
For CTOs, COOs and their teams. Also for founders who want to hold their own in a technical conversation, whether that is with a development team, an acquirer or an investor.
Project delivery
Steering delivery when a programme needs it. That includes holding outsourced development teams to what they promised, and giving you a clear read on progress that is not filtered through the people doing the work.
Case study: technology as the competitive lever in financial services
How I work
CTO-level judgement, without a full-time CTO
I take on a small number of clients at a time so that each one gets a level of personalisation larger consultancies cannot match. Access my expertise as often as you need.
- 01
A conversation
You describe where you are and what is worrying you. I tell you plainly whether I am the right person, and what I would look at first.
- 02
An audit and a written report
Where you stand, what is at risk, and the phases of work ahead, with cost and sequence attached.
- 03
Ongoing involvement
Board attendance, supplier management, hiring, architecture calls, or steering a specific programme. Whatever the business actually needs.
- 04
Handing over
When you are ready to bring the role in-house, I help you hire well and step back.
Not sure which of these you need?
That is usually the right time to talk. Tell me what is happening and I will tell you where I would start.