In a perfect world, every company would have access to a Chief Technology Officer.
CTOs can guide an organisation through the complex and often confusing technologies and processes that are nonetheless critical to modern day commercial success, whether for a fast growing SaaS start-up or a multinational corporation.
A CTO can give guidance on information (data) security, cloud computing, technology integration, risk management and governance, regulatory compliance, data asset management and more. These talented professionals can be one of the best investments an organisation can make in itself.
But whether a young business lacks the resources to hire a full time CTO, or a large business finds itself between full time CTOs, there’s now no need for any organisation to go without.
In a perfect world, every company would have access to a Chief Technology Officer.
CTOs can guide an organisation through the complex and often confusing technologies and processes that are nonetheless critical to modern day commercial success, whether for a fast growing SaaS start-up or a multinational corporation.
A CTO can give guidance on information (data) security, cloud computing, technology integration, risk management and governance, regulatory compliance, data asset management and more. These talented professionals can be one of the best investments an organisation can make in itself.
But whether a young business lacks the resources to hire a full time CTO, or a large business finds itself between full time CTOs, there’s now no need for any organisation to go without.
What is a Virtual CTO?
At Stratigence we work with New Zealand businesses who understand how important technology is in growing and evolving to meet the needs of their buyers and maintain a competitive edge.
Our Virtual CTO service grants you access to on-demand support from a Chief Technology Officer – expert advice when you need it and where you need it, and with Virtual CTO plans starting from five hours a week, only ever as much as you actually need. Rather than taking on a full time employee, you pay for what you use.
Virtual CTO offers industry-leading expertise and an objective voice that will ensure that you retain or gain your place at the leading edge of your industry.
What can a Virtual CTO help with?
Virtual CTO can be thought of as an economical, highly strategic and incredibly effective hire.
Drawing from a pool of technology specialists rather than a single professional, Virtual CTO can offer wide-ranging technological guidance. Some of the more common areas in which our clients ask for assistance include:
Technology Roadmapping
Creating an IT Roadmap is the process of developing a tangible strategic plan for your organisation’s technology initiatives, to enable you to reach short-term and long-term goals through the use of technology solutions, and to help your organisation make better decisions around technology investments. We can help you create an outline that describes which technologies you need, why you need them, and when. A technology roadmap ensures that your business is never held back by your software.
Agile Coaching
Are you a software company who’d like to release better software more often? Virtual CTO can coach your development teams in adopting an Agile methodology, ensuring that your organisation gets what it needs from the delivery team when it needs it. And for those already working Agile, we can help to develop and enhance your current processes to ensure that you get all that you can from the methodology.
Scalable Software
Growth is good… until you can’t keep up with it. If your organisation is ambitious, scalability needs to be front of mind. Virtual CTO provides expert performance and scalability testing, identifying aspects of your software that may be restricting performance, and advising on how to remove bottlenecks and facilitate unencumbered growth.
Tech Leader Recruitment
If you’re not a full time tech professional, it can be difficult to know exactly what a good tech hire looks like, particularly for higher end positions. We can help to identify skills gaps in an organisation, before crafting an open role and finding the best candidate to suit. Virtual CTO can assist in CV screening, interviewing, behavioural assessments and more.
Software Architecture Audits
Does your expenditure on features tend to blow out? Do you have issues with code quality? Could you be better at documentation? Virtual CTO offers a truly objective view of your software architecture, laying all your issues bare before offering up effective solutions.