“We can’t tell whether our software supplier is any good.”
Technical leadership, part of Operational workflows: senior technical judgement on your side of the table.
If an outside supplier builds your software, or your own system has grown beyond what anyone in the business can judge, it is hard to know whether you are getting value. We give founders and boards experienced technical people on their side. That can be a part-time CTO, an independent review of a system or supplier before you spend more, or experienced engineers working inside your team.
What it does for your business
The business side first. The software comes later.
Know what you are paying for
A clear account of what your supplier or team is delivering, measured from the work itself rather than the status report.
Decisions you can defend
Plans, budgets and hires checked by people who have led engineering teams, before you commit to them.
The right hires
We write the role, run the technical interviews and mark the tests, as we did for Faces Consent and Oldham Engineering.
Experienced engineers without a hiring cycle
Engineers who join your team and take on your hardest problems, as two of ours did at Gateway.FM for nearly five years.
What it has done for clients
| The cost today | What changes | Proof |
|---|---|---|
| Founders paying an outsourced supplier, with no technical person on their side | A monthly CTO retainer, a clear view of what was delivered, and an independent check of the supplier’s fix plan | Faces Consent |
| A business system the firm wanted to own, without the people to run it | Recruitment run for the in-house role, then the system handed over | Oldham Engineering |
| Hard infrastructure work and no time to recruit for it | Two of our engineers inside its teams for nearly five years, with Max as Head of R&D | Gateway.FM |
Source: Faces Consent, Oldham Engineering and Gateway.FM case studies.
How the work runs
- 1
Free call
You tell us what worries you: a supplier, a plan, a system or a hire.
- 2
Independent review
We look at the code, the plans and the delivery record, then write up what we found and what to do about it. Quoted per job.
- 3
Ongoing, if it helps
A part-time CTO role agreed month by month, or engineers working inside your team, for as long as it is useful.
Questions
What is a fractional CTO?
A senior technical person who works for you part-time: setting direction, checking suppliers and plans, hiring, and reporting to the board. You get the judgement without a full-time salary.
Will you criticise our supplier?
We report what we find, good and bad, with evidence. Often the supplier is doing fine and the review gives everyone a shared view. Where it is not, you get specific fixes and measures to hold them to.
Can you review a system before we buy or invest?
Yes. We look at the code, how it is hosted and how it is tested, and tell you the risks and what fixing them would take.
How is it priced?
Reviews are quoted per job after a short call. Ongoing roles are agreed monthly in writing.
Start with an independent review
Book a free call and tell us what you need checked. We quote a review of the system or supplier, and you get a written answer.
Max RevittFounder and Director