What does a Fractional CTO from Assured Velocity do?

A Fractional CTO from Assured Velocity provides senior technology leadership on a part-time basis — typically 1 to 3 days per week. This includes technology strategy and architecture, ERP and CRM selection oversight, vendor governance, board-level technology reporting, and independent supplier management. All work is vendor-neutral; we have no referral arrangements with technology vendors.

How is a Fractional CTO different from a technology consultant?

A consultant produces recommendations and leaves. A Fractional CTO is accountable for technology leadership outcomes — they attend board meetings, manage suppliers, make architecture decisions, and build internal capability over the course of the engagement. They are embedded in the business, not advising from outside it.

What is the minimum commitment for a Fractional CTO?

The minimum term is 3 months, with a typical engagement running 6 to 12 months. Day rate and weekly days are bespoke to each client's needs, typically 1 to 3 days per week.

Is the Fractional CTO vendor-neutral?

Yes. Assured Velocity Fractional CTOs have no commercial relationships or referral arrangements with any technology vendor. They are paid by you to act in your interest. This includes ERP selection, CRM selection, and any other platform or supplier decision.

What technology areas does the Fractional CTO cover?

Coverage includes technology strategy and architecture, ERP and CRM oversight and selection assurance, supplier and contract management, board-level technology reporting, integration governance, and knowledge transfer to internal teams. The scope is agreed at the start of each engagement.

What size of business is a Fractional CTO suitable for?

The Fractional CTO model is best suited to mid-market businesses — typically £5m to £150m turnover — that need experienced technology leadership for ERP selection, digital transformation, or vendor governance, but cannot justify a full-time CTO salary and benefits package.

Fractional Leadership · CTO

Fractional CTO

Senior technology leadership without the full-time hire. Engaged as fractional or interim CTO depending on scope and duration.

FeeBespoke

Minimum term3 months

Typical duration6–12 months

Days per week1–3

Vendor-neutralYes

Why this exists

Technology decisions in mid-market businesses are too often made without independent senior challenge. Vendor influence, limited internal capability, and the cost of a permanent hire combine to create risk. The Fractional CTO - also engaged as an interim CTO for fixed-term or program-specific work - closes that gap with vendor-neutral, board-level technology leadership.

Assured Velocity's Fractional CTOs have no referral arrangements with technology vendors. They are paid by you to act in your interest, not to steer you towards preferred platforms or implementation partners.

The terms fractional CTO and interim CTO are used interchangeably in the UK market. The distinction is typically one of duration and formality rather than scope: fractional for ongoing part-time leadership; interim for a defined-term or cover appointment. Both are available through Assured Velocity.

What it covers

Technology strategy and architecture leadership
ERP, CRM, and data platform oversight and selection assurance
Supplier and contract management
Board-level reporting and investment governance
Knowledge transfer to internal teams throughout

What you receive

Technology strategy

Clear technology direction aligned to business objectives and investment appetite

Architecture guidance

Independent view on architecture decisions, integration risks, and technical debt

Board reporting

Regular board-level technology reporting including risk, investment, and progress

Supplier governance

Contract management, performance oversight, and vendor escalation when required

Vendor shortlist and selection

Independent assessment of technology vendors with no referral or commercial bias

Knowledge transfer

Structured capability building in internal technology teams throughout the engagement

Ideal for

ERP or platform selection decisions that require independent senior challenge
Technology estate rationalisation where vendor recommendations cannot be trusted without independent validation
Vendor underperformance that is not being addressed through normal channels
Businesses investing heavily in technology systems that need board-level oversight without a permanent CTO cost

Related services

Technology Advisory Independent technology estate review Fractional Transformation Office Coordinated technology and program leadership