Fractional CTO
A part-time, senior technology lead (sometimes called a virtual or outsourced CTO) for businesses of 10 to 200 staff that have outgrown ad-hoc technology decisions but don’t need a full-time hire
- 20+ years connecting business systems
- Works with Xero, MYOB and the systems you already use
- Fixed quote after a free chat
Someone to Own Your Systems
Most growing businesses make big technology decisions without anyone senior to own them: which ERP to buy, whether to replace a system, what a vendor’s quote should include, how the data should fit together. The result is software that half fits, projects that run over, and systems nobody owns.
A fractional CTO fills that gap for a few days a month. We become the person who owns your business systems: setting a plan, making and explaining decisions, managing vendors and projects, and making sure the systems and data work together. You get senior experience without a full-time salary.
This is about business systems and data, not software engineering teams or IT support. Kenomont has 20+ years building and running business systems, including a forestry export platform we have run since 2012 and a purchase order approval system for a retirement living provider since 2014, and leading that provider’s move from on-premise systems to Microsoft Azure as its client-side technical authority.
When It Makes Sense
Usually when the business has grown past the point where the owner or finance manager can make every technology call.
- Big software decisions are made on a vendor’s demo and a gut feel
- Several systems, consultants and vendors, and nobody coordinating them
- A system replacement or ERP project is coming and nobody inside has run one
- The finance manager has become the IT department by default
- Data is spread across systems and nobody owns how it fits together
- The business pays for software it doesn’t fully use
What a Fractional CTO Does
A senior person who owns your business systems, part-time.
A systems plan
Where your systems and processes are now, where they need to be and the order to get there, written down and kept current.
Advice on decisions
Which software to choose, keep or replace, with the trade-offs explained in plain English for the owners and leadership team.
Vendor and project oversight
Briefing vendors, checking quotes and scopes, and keeping implementations on track and on budget.
Data and integration oversight
Making sure systems connect properly and the numbers agree, so reports can be trusted.
A seat at the table
Regular sessions with the owners or leadership team, and a clear view of technology spend and risk.
Hands-on when it helps
Where we are the right people to build, fix or connect something, it is quoted separately. You are never obliged to use us for the work.
How It Works
A fixed monthly arrangement, agreed up front.
Free initial chat
We talk about where the business is and what it needs from a fractional CTO.
Initial review
We review your systems, processes and current projects, and agree the priorities.
Agreed monthly arrangement
A set amount of time each month, for a fixed monthly fee agreed up front.
Review as you go
The scope is reviewed as priorities change: more time for a big project, less when things are steady.
Want the full picture first? See our Process & Systems Audit.
Common Questions
Related: digital transformation consultant, ERP projects, software selection, systems integration and Process & Systems Audit.
Who Owns Your Systems Today?
Tell us how technology decisions are made in your business now. We’ll tell you honestly whether a fractional CTO would help.
Free initial chat. No sales pressure - if we're not the right fit, we'll say so.
Prefer to talk? Call 1300 470 091
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