Lead · Ongoing retainer
One accountable executive across strategy and risk, not a project.
Some organisations don't need a one-off assessment or a fixed-scope project. They need an accountable technology executive who sits in leadership and board meetings, owns the strategy, and aligns ICT investment to commercial outcomes. Up to seven days a month, without carrying a full-time executive salary.
What this covers
Board and leadership presence
A seat at your leadership and board meetings as the accountable technology voice: the same standing I've held reporting to CEOs and Boards for a national accommodation provider and a children's services enterprise operating across four countries, including direct board presentations on cyber risk and technology strategy.
Strategy ownership
Owning technology strategy end to end, including the operating model and governance underneath it. At a children's services enterprise operating across four countries, I built the PMO from scratch and designed a System Lifecycle Management framework that gave the business a disciplined way to prioritise every platform investment.
Investment alignment
Aligning ICT investment to commercial outcomes: the same discipline behind a 42% ICT cost reduction across a four-country children's services enterprise, 37% at a global activewear brand, 25% at a national automotive dealership group, and a 95% cut in managed-service costs through in-house capability building.
Risk and governance
Carrying accountability for both strategy and cyber risk simultaneously: founding and chairing a Cyber Risk Committee from scratch at a four-country children's services enterprise, and building the Data Breach Playbook and incident simulation programme that tested it, not just the policy that describes it.
Outcomes
What you can expect
When the gap isn't a single decision but an ongoing one, a project engagement is the wrong shape. This retainer gives your board one accountable executive across strategy and risk, not a project with an end date.
- A board-ready technology strategy your leadership team actually understands
- One accountable executive across strategy and risk, not two vendors to coordinate
- ICT investment decisions consistently tied to commercial outcomes
- Executive-level technology leadership without a full-time executive salary
Frequently asked questions
How many days a month does a Fractional Technology Executive retainer include?
Up to seven days a month, as an ongoing retainer rather than a fixed-scope project. Additional days beyond that are available — ask for a quote.
How is this different from the Technology Executive Diagnostic?
The Technology Executive Diagnostic is a low-commitment, one-off assessment with a fixed fee and no ongoing commitment. The Fractional Technology Executive retainer is an ongoing engagement: one accountable executive across strategy and risk, not a project with an end date.
What's the minimum term for a Fractional Technology Executive retainer?
A six-month minimum term, covering up to seven days a month of board and leadership presence, strategy ownership, investment alignment, and risk and governance. Get in touch for pricing.
What does the retainer actually cover?
Four things: a seat in your leadership and board meetings as the accountable technology voice, ownership of technology strategy end to end, alignment of ICT investment to commercial outcomes, and accountability for both strategy and cyber risk simultaneously.
One accountable executive sitting in your leadership and board meetings: the same seat I've held for a national accommodation provider and a four-country children's services enterprise, owning strategy and aligning investment to commercial outcomes. A 6-month minimum term applies.
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