Fractional CIO
Senior technology leadership on a part-time basis: someone who owns the roadmap, runs the vendor portfolio as a portfolio, and carries the decision to stop things.
The roster is full, and I am keeping it that way. Good fractional leadership is not something you can do at volume.
Still worth talking. I will tell you honestly where you sit, what is likely to open up and when, and what I would do in the meantime if I were you.
Aligns technology spend with what the business is actually trying to do
Owns the roadmap, and the decision to stop things
Manages vendors and contracts as a portfolio rather than one at a time
Gives the executive a technology voice that is not a sales pitch
Carries accountability for delivery
A short advisory engagement.
A review, not a role.
That one genuinely wants a fractional CIO.
Tell me which you have and I will tell you honestly which of those it is.