Looking for a fractional CTO? What you probably need is a software department.
The fractional CTO market sells advice — strategy decks, vendor reviews, a monthly call. Useful, until something breaks at 2 a.m. and the deck doesn't answer. Most fractional CTOs advise. We also answer the pager.
What we do
The Embedded plan is a fractional technology leader with hands. A monthly planning call sits in your roadmap — where your systems go next, what to build, what to leave alone. Three active work slots ship the decisions. Around-the-clock monitoring and included after-hours incident response back it all. Strategy that has to survive its own consequences.
Proof
Thirty years of systems leadership — national retailers, insurers, government — and a shop that runs its own platform daily.
Mike was always helpful and completed requests quickly and efficiently.
What it costs
Embedded is $5,000 a month, flat. The advice-only fractional market runs $4,000 to $15,000 — without the hands, without the pager. A junior hire’s loaded cost runs higher still, with none of the range. Prices in CAD.
Questions people actually ask
- How is this different from a consultant?
A consultant recommends and leaves. We recommend, build it, run it, and answer when it breaks. The recommendation has to survive us living with it.
- What if we outgrow it?
Then we should talk — that’s a good problem, and there’s a bigger conversation waiting for it.