# 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.

[Book a call](/content/book-a-call "Book an exploratory call"/index.html)

## 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](https://www.properr.com/)

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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).

[Book an exploratory call](/content/book-a-call/index.html)