Fixed-fee engagements. Defined outcomes. No open-ended retainers.

The audit assesses your business against the seven rungs of the AI Readiness Ladder: strategy, governance, staff training, data, architecture, process and automation. Each rung gets a maturity score. The gaps costing you the most get identified and prioritised.

You receive a findings presentation with your maturity score, gap analysis and prioritised next actions. The findings are yours to keep and act on regardless of what happens next.

If the audit identifies a clear problem I can fix, we discuss the right engagement model. If it does not, the conversation ends with no obligation.

The sprint takes the single highest-priority finding from the audit and delivers a defined outcome over 60 or 90 days. One problem. One fix. One measurable result.

The scope, timeline and deliverable are agreed before the engagement starts. You know what you are paying for and what you will receive. There is no scope creep because the scope is locked at the start.

This is not a report that tells you what to do. It is the implementation. You get a tangible result: a governance framework in place, a data architecture redesigned, a migration completed, a process automated. The deliverable is the outcome, not a document describing it.

The retainer is for businesses where the problems are broader than a single sprint can address. Where the business needs ongoing technology leadership but does not need or cannot justify a full-time hire.

I guide, challenge, set direction and keep the technology roadmap honest. Your team executes. I attend key meetings, review decisions and course-correct when things drift. The aim is not to create a dependency. It is to build internal capability while providing the strategic oversight the business needs right now.

The retainer is 30-day rolling. No lock-in. No exit penalty. If the value is not there, you stop. That structure keeps me accountable and keeps you in control.

Some businesses need more than advisory. They need someone who holds the technology leadership role. Who sits in board meetings. Who is named as accountable for the technology function and owns the outcomes.

The Fractional CTO role gives you the full weight of a technology leader without the full-time salary. I take ownership of your technology strategy, manage vendors, lead your technical team and report to the board as the person responsible for technology decisions.

This is not a consultant who advises from the side. It is a leadership role inside your business. The difference matters because accountability changes behaviour. When I own the outcome, the decisions are different from when I merely recommend them.

AI Readiness and Adoption

Assessing whether your business is ready for AI, building the foundations that make it work and preventing the six-figure mistakes that come from skipping steps.

Data Architecture and Governance

Consolidating fragmented data, building structures that support decision-making and putting governance in place before regulators or auditors force the issue.

Technology Strategy

Aligning technology investment with commercial objectives. Ensuring every pound spent on technology is delivering measurable value back to the business.

Cloud and Infrastructure

Migrations, architecture reviews and infrastructure decisions. Built on experience delivering cloud strategy for NHS and UK defence clients where failure is not an option.

Technology Spend Optimisation

Mapping every subscription, licence and tool. Eliminating redundancy and renegotiating contracts. Most businesses are paying for tools they do not use or have duplicated without knowing.

Digital Transformation

End-to-end change programmes for businesses that need to modernise how they operate. Not a buzzword exercise. Process redesign, system implementation and measurable improvement.