Consulting CTO
The affordable alternative to a full-time Chief Technology Officer
Why retain a consulting CTO?
Employing a full-time Chief Technology Officer is difficult, and sometimes unaffordable, but the cost of mistakes made without one can be crippling.
Retain a consulting or "fractional" CTO as a trusted advisor, who can help you navigate through the technical, process and leadership challenges associated with software projects and teams.
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Case study: [TrackMyMove](/content/projects/trackmymove "TrackMyMove"/index.html)
[Steve](/content/people/steve-talbot "Steve Talbot: Consulting CTO"/index.html) is particularly well skilled at coupling strategic priorities with operational delivery, and the successful delivery of the [TrackMyMove](/content/projects/trackmymove "TrackMyMove"/index.html) product is testament to his effectiveness as a CTO. The technology he developed delivered tremendous benefits to clients (both B2B and B2C), and his leadership of the engineering team was exceptional.
— Owen Derbyshire, Co-Founder and CEO, Properr Software Ltd
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A consulting CTO can act as your…
Confidant
An independent sounding board for your ideas, concerns and strategy
Interim
Cover for your technology lead during absence or while you are recruiting
Reviewer
To conduct independent due diligence on a tech product or process
Mentor / Coach
Guidance for your team from an experienced engineer
Innovator
Bringing deep technical expertise and research skills
Customer friend
To understand domain experts or mediate with an external provider
Founder support
Support through a formative period, such as investment or an accelerator
… and much more. [Contact us](/content/book-a-call "Book an exploratory call"/index.html) to find out how we could help you.
Solviq provides [software consultancy](/content/services/ "Software advisory services"/index.html)
to help leaders [start new projects](/content/services/early-stage "Advice for early-stage projects"/index.html), [overcome challenges](/content/services/troubleshooting "Troubleshooting technology projects"/index.html),
[conduct due diligence](/content/services/due-diligence "Technical due diligence"/index.html) and [obtain unbiased advice](/content/services/consulting-cto "Consulting CTO"/index.html).