Interim / Fractional Leadership
Senior leadership, embedded. No permanent overhead.
CTO, COO, CIO, CFO, and programme leadership - scoped to the outcome required, not an open-ended retainer.
CTO, COO, CIO, CFO, and programme leadership - scoped to the outcome required, not an open-ended retainer.
A Health Check surfaces the risk. Advisory is what happens next. Without a senior, independent hand on the response, findings get absorbed into business-as-usual, vendor conversations fill the vacuum, and the window for a low-regret decision closes.
Assured Velocity Advisory is structured to fill that gap, a defined engagement with clear outputs, not an open-ended retainer that grows to fill available budget.
"Assured Velocity named the risk clearly, gave us a board-ready view, and made the next move obvious."
"We needed someone who could sit alongside the board without becoming part of the overhead. That is exactly what we got."
Engagements are scoped to the findings, not sold as a fixed package, but typically span one or more of the following:
A sequenced, board-ready plan of prioritised actions across process, technology, and programme, with ownership, timelines, and decision gates built in.
Independent framing of requirements, vendor evaluation criteria, and board-ready recommendation, without any platform or implementation revenue relationship.
Where a change initiative has drifted, a structured reset of governance, pace, and delivery accountability to restore board confidence.
Senior leadership capacity provided on a defined-term basis where a permanent hire is not yet warranted or where an independent voice carries more weight.
Structured challenge and second opinion on proposals, business cases, or vendor recommendations before commitments are made.
Where management information has lost the board's confidence, a root-cause-led redesign of what is measured, how it flows, and how it is presented.
Every engagement starts with a scoping call to confirm fit and agree what a useful outcome looks like. From there:
| Product | Fee | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fractional CTO | Bespoke | Min 3 months | Learn more → |
| Fractional COO | Bespoke | Min 3 months | Learn more → |
| Fractional Transformation Office | Bespoke | Programme-based | Learn more → |
Findings are in hand and the board needs a clear, led response rather than a set of recommendations that sit on a shelf.
A technology investment, programme launch, or restructure is approaching and independent senior input is needed before the decision is locked in.
The right leadership capability does not exist internally at the right seniority, and a permanent hire is either too slow or too costly for the current stage.
Advisory engagements are scoped in defined stages. You are not committing to a 12-month retainer. If it is not working after the first stage, you walk away. No fees, no friction.
We take on a limited number of engagements each quarter.
“Assured Velocity named the risk clearly, gave us a board-ready view, and made the next move obvious.”
“We needed someone who could sit alongside the board without becoming part of the overhead. That is exactly what we got.”
“Senior, independent, and with no vendor agenda. Exactly what a decision of that size requires.”
“They embedded as leadership without becoming overhead. The board had a credible independent voice for the first time in the programme.”
“The scope was agreed on day one and they delivered against it. No scope creep, no retainer pressure. Refreshing.”
“We had a technology vendor pushing hard in one direction. Having an independent senior voice gave us the confidence to push back.”
“Assured Velocity named the risk clearly, gave us a board-ready view, and made the next move obvious.”
“We needed someone who could sit alongside the board without becoming part of the overhead. That is exactly what we got.”
“Senior, independent, and with no vendor agenda. Exactly what a decision of that size requires.”
“They embedded as leadership without becoming overhead. The board had a credible independent voice for the first time in the programme.”
“The scope was agreed on day one and they delivered against it. No scope creep, no retainer pressure. Refreshing.”
“We had a technology vendor pushing hard in one direction. Having an independent senior voice gave us the confidence to push back.”