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Senior technical guidance, planning, and delivery.

Choose the level of support you need: advisory, planning, implementation, automation, or a longer-term CTO cadence.

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Fractional CTO & Advisory

Advisory block or ongoing monthly cadence

For founders and operators who need senior technical leadership without hiring a full-time CTO.

Start with Fractional CTO

What it includes

  • Technology roadmap and execution sequencing
  • Architecture and integration decisions
  • Vendor and tool selection support
  • Delivery planning and risk management
  • Build oversight and technical QA
  • Support for non-technical leaders on trade-offs

What success looks like

  • Clear 6–12 month technical execution plan
  • Better decisions with less rework
  • Stronger delivery rhythm and accountability
  • Lower risk on major system changes

When to choose this

Choose this when you need ongoing technical leadership, not just a one-off plan. Ideal when the business is making multiple technology decisions in parallel or scaling quickly.

Technical Planning & Architecture

1–4 weeks

For teams about to build, modernise, integrate, or adopt AI and needing a clear plan before committing spend.

Plan the right system

What it includes

  • Current-state review and dependency mapping
  • Target architecture and integration design
  • Implementation roadmap with sequencing and priorities
  • Risk assessment and decision support
  • Build/buy/vendor analysis
  • Scoping and estimation for the next phase

What success looks like

  • Confident scope before meaningful spend
  • Architecture that supports the next stage
  • Risks and dependencies made visible early
  • Clear decision path for stakeholders

When to choose this

Choose this when you are about to spend meaningful money on software, AI, vendors, or internal systems and want a clear plan first. A short planning phase can save months of rework.

Implementation & Delivery

4–12 weeks focused, or staged programs

For businesses that need someone to turn the plan into working software, integrations, or operational systems.

Explore delivery

What it includes

  • Scoped delivery against agreed milestones
  • Custom internal software or portal builds
  • API and data integrations across core tools
  • QA, deployment, and documented handover
  • Feedback loops and iteration within each cycle

What success looks like

  • Working software that solves the agreed problem
  • Fewer manual handoffs across key processes
  • Clear ownership of each workflow stage
  • Internal team can operate without dependency

When to choose this

Choose this when the plan is clear and you need someone to build it properly. Also suits teams that have a vendor or internal developer but need senior delivery leadership.

Automation, Integrations & AI

2–8 weeks

For teams losing time to manual handoffs, disconnected tools, or poorly scoped AI ideas.

Explore automation

What it includes

  • Process audit and automation map
  • Workflow automation across intake, triage, follow-up, and reporting
  • Practical AI assists for drafting, triage, and retrieval
  • Approval controls and exception handling
  • Monitoring and improvement loops

What success looks like

  • Less time lost to repetitive manual work
  • Fewer dropped handoffs across core workflows
  • AI applied where it genuinely helps, with controls
  • Better visibility of operational bottlenecks

When to choose this

Choose this when you know where time is being lost but need someone to design and implement the right automation. Works well as a follow-on from a planning engagement.

Products & Ventures

6–16 weeks to pilot

Selective product opportunities and internal ventures, including Gambeta and future experiments.

Explore products

What it includes

  • Problem framing and lean validation
  • Pilot product design and build
  • Early user feedback loop
  • Practical operating model for next phase

What success looks like

  • Pilot shipped to real users
  • Clear decision to scale, refine, or stop
  • Usable technical foundation and backlog

When to choose this

Choose this for internal tools or product ideas that need a structured pilot before full commitment.

Ways to start

Start focused. Expand in stages.

Quick diagnostic call

20 minutes to clarify the problem and identify the right first step.

Planning sprint

1–4 weeks to review systems, map the target state, and finalise scope.

Delivery phase

4+ weeks of scoped implementation with demos, testing, and handover.

Start with the decision that matters most.

We'll help you choose the right engagement and first milestone.

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