A CIO,without the headcount.
Strategic IT planning, budget development, vendor management, and board-ready reporting — at a fraction of the cost of a full-time executive.
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What you get
- Quarterly strategic planning session
- Annual IT budget + capex/opex breakdown
- Vendor contract review + renegotiation
- Board-ready quarterly reports
- M&A diligence support on demand
- Direct line to a senior IT executive
Most mid-market businesses can't justify a $300k CIO salary, but they need strategic IT leadership all the same. Our virtual CIO engagements give you a senior technology executive on retainer — for roadmap, budget, M&A diligence, vendor negotiations, and the board-deck conversations where 'managed services provider' isn't a satisfying answer.
What's in the engagement
The full deliverable.
3-year IT roadmap.
We map your current state, identify capability gaps, and build a phased 3-year plan tied to business outcomes — not vendor renewal cycles.
Budget + vendor management.
Annual IT budget development, ongoing vendor contract reviews, and renegotiation support. Most clients see 12–20% savings on contracts in year one.
Board + leadership reporting.
Quarterly board-ready decks: capability progress, security posture, ROI on IT investments, peer benchmarking. The kind of report your CEO can present without a translator.
M&A + due diligence support.
Acquiring a competitor? Selling? We assess IT debt, integration cost, security posture, and licensing exposure — and join calls with the other side's tech team so you're not flying blind.
FAQ
Common questions.
Is this an hourly engagement?
Do you do interim CIO work for transitions?
What's your background?
Related
Often paired with CIO Services & IT Consulting.
Ready to stop fighting your IT?
Tell us what's breaking, what's slowing you down, or what you're trying to build. We'll respond same-day with a real plan — no boilerplate sales sequence.
Same-day response, weekdays. After-hours: ring through to on-call.