Fractional CTO Services
Senior Technology Leadership. Without the Full-Time Salary.
Fractional CTO Operations and Advisory for growing businesses — from $1,000/month, or a single project scoped to exactly what you need.
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Who This Is For
Built for the People Who Carry the Technology Risk
Founders and owner-operators
You are making technology decisions by yourself and paying for them twice when they go wrong.
Growing businesses ($2M–$50M)
You have vendors, tools, and a few developers but nobody owning the whole picture.
Firms with a big project on the table
A platform migration, ERP/CRM rollout, AI rollout, or vendor selection that needs an experienced hand at the wheel.
What a Fractional CTO Does for You
Decisions Made, Risk Reduced, Money Saved
Technology strategy and roadmap
A 12-month plan tied to revenue, cost, and risk, not to the latest product pitch.
Vendor and platform decisions
Independent evaluation, negotiation, and selection. No reseller commissions.
AI and automation adoption
Practical rollout of AI agents, workflow automation, and analytics where they actually pay back.
Security, compliance, and continuity
Baseline controls, backup and recovery, access hygiene, and audit readiness.
Team and delivery oversight
Direction for in-house developers, agencies, and offshore teams; sprint discipline and accountability.
Cost control
Cloud, SaaS, and telecom spend review with a target of paying the retainer back in savings.
Fractional CTO Packages
Month-to-Month. No Long-Term Contract.
Cancel with 30 days' notice.
Advisory
- Standing bi-weekly 60-minute advisory session
- Async access via email for decisions and reviews between sessions
- Annual technology roadmap and quarterly refresh
- Vendor, contract, and proposal review (up to 2 per month)
- Security and continuity baseline assessment (first 90 days)
- Best for: owners who need a trusted second opinion and a plan
Operations
- Everything in Advisory
- Weekly working session plus direct access during business hours
- Ownership of the technology roadmap and vendor relationships
- Oversight of developers, agencies, and IT providers; sprint and release cadence
- Monthly technology scorecard: uptime, spend, risk, project status
- Up to 10 hours/month of hands-on execution (architecture, specs, escalations)
- Best for: businesses that need someone accountable for technology every week
Embedded
- Everything in Operations
- 2+ days per week embedded with your leadership team
- Board and investor-ready technology reporting
- Full program leadership for major initiatives (migrations, ERP/CRM, AI rollout)
- Hiring and onboarding of your permanent technology leader when ready
- Best for: companies in a growth, turnaround, or transaction window
Not sure which fits? Book a scoping call and we'll recommend the right level — or a single project instead.
Project Engagements
Single-Project Engagements
Fixed scope, fixed price, defined deliverable. Priced based on the scope of the request after a short discovery.
Technology Assessment and Roadmap
Full review of systems, vendors, spend, security, and team; delivered as a prioritized 12-month plan.
Typical duration: 3–4 weeks
Priced per scope
Vendor Selection and Negotiation
Requirements, shortlist, scored evaluation, reference checks, and contract negotiation for a platform or provider.
Typical duration: 4–6 weeks
Priced per scope
AI Readiness and Rollout Plan
Where AI agents and automation will pay back in your business, what to buy vs. build, and a phased rollout.
Typical duration: 2–4 weeks
Priced per scope
Platform or Cloud Migration Leadership
Program leadership for moving systems, data, or infrastructure with minimal disruption.
Typical duration: 6–16 weeks
Priced per scope
Security and Continuity Baseline
Controls review, backup and recovery test, access cleanup, incident runbook, and a remediation plan.
Typical duration: 2–3 weeks
Priced per scope
Interim CTO Coverage
Bridge leadership during a departure, search, or transaction.
Typical duration: 1–6 months
Priced per scope
How It Works
From First Call to Ongoing Cadence
01
Scoping call
30 minutes. What is working, what is not, what is at stake.
02
Recommendation
A written recommendation: a package, a project, or both, with a fixed price.
03
First 30 days
Assessment, quick wins, and a roadmap you can act on.
04
Ongoing cadence
Sessions, scorecards, and decisions, month to month.
Why Spider Analytics
Enterprise Discipline, SMB Scale
Led by Jay Moore — 35+ years in enterprise technology leadership across defense, financial services, energy, healthcare, and government, and founder of Data Razor, Spider Analytics, and AskSpider.AI. Enterprise discipline, applied at a scale small and mid-sized businesses can afford.
Enterprise credentials
- Co-founded Approved Consulting Partner programs for BMC Remedy and ServiceNow
- APAC executive leadership experience
- Builds and operates AI-enabled websites and AI agents for clients across real estate, healthcare, food and beverage, media, construction, and e-commerce
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FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions
Get a CTO in your corner this month.
Book a 30-minute scoping call. You'll get a written recommendation and price within two business days.