Bit2Board Consulting

Transactions and technology leadership

Fractional CTO and interim technology leadership

A fractional CTO gives a company that cannot justify a full-time technology executive the same judgement for about four days a month: technology strategy, architecture decisions, supplier and budget control, hiring and team development. Typical clients are owner-managed SMEs, new owners after an acquisition and software companies whose founder is stepping back. From CHF 6,500 per month, for at least six months.

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You need this if

  • IT costs keep rising and nobody can tell you what you get for them.
  • You depend on one supplier or one developer, and you know it.
  • You bought a company, and its technology leadership left with the founder.
  • A big system decision is coming, such as an ERP, a platform or the cloud, and you want someone on your side of the table.
  • Your developers need direction, and you need someone who can hire the next ones.

What you get

  • Technology strategy and roadmap

    Where technology has to support the business in the next two to three years, and in what order.

  • Architecture and investment decisions

    Prepared, documented and defended in front of management and the board.

  • Supplier and budget control

    Contracts, service levels, licences and costs under regular review.

  • Team leadership

    Priorities, hiring, development practices and a succession plan for when the mandate ends.

How it works

  1. Assessment

    Month 1

    Systems, suppliers, costs, people and risks, with a written baseline.

  2. Plan

    Months 1–2

    Priorities and roadmap agreed with management.

  3. Lead

    Months 2–12

    Regular presence, decisions and steering, about four days a month.

  4. Handover

    Final months

    Hire or develop the permanent leader and hand over cleanly.

Packages and prices

Prices are indicative, in Swiss francs and excluding VAT. Your proposal confirms scope and price.

Why Bit2Board

  • Has led a software consulting team and directs the technical side of a multi-supplier e-government programme.
  • Covers the whole role: strategy (MBA), architecture (TOGAF 9), service management (ITIL 4) and hands-on software engineering.
  • A background as developer, architect and consultant: credible with developers, suppliers and boards alike.

How we use AI

  • We introduce practical, governed AI use in your team: where it helps, how data is protected and who is accountable.
  • AI supports analysis and documentation; decisions stay with management, prepared by your CTO.

Questions

How many days a month do we get?

Typically four days spread over the month, plus availability for urgent questions. The volume can be adjusted each quarter.

Why a minimum of six months?

Technology leadership needs time to take effect: the first month is assessment, and results show from the second quarter.

Can the fractional CTO represent us towards suppliers and investors?

Yes, with a defined mandate. This is often where the role pays for itself.

Will you write code?

Occasionally, for prototypes or reviews. The role is leadership; development stays with your team or your suppliers.

Two ways to start

You know what you need Request a proposal Describe the situation and the outcome you need. We confirm receipt within 2 working days and send a fixed-scope proposal within 5 working days after a short clarification. You are not sure yet Book a free 30-minute call Thirty minutes with Faysal Cherradi to work out what the problem really is, whether we are the right fit, and what a sensible first step would cost. Free and without obligation.