Fractional IT leadership, full-scale impact.
Senior IT leadership without the full-time overhead. Align technology with business growth, modernization, and operational performance.
Through 6 or 12-month engagements, your Fractional CIO sets the IT strategy, manages vendors and budgets, and partners with your operating team. Strategy turns into measurable results, with a defined handoff at the end.
- Q1Cloud + SASE assessment
- Q2Policy automation rollout
- Q3DC modernization wave 1
- Q4Compliance + handoff
When companies bring in a Fractional CIO.
- Risk 01
Growth outpacing IT capacity
New offices, new applications, new compliance requirements. The IT function needs executive direction before complexity locks in.
- Risk 02
Modernization or migration projects
Cloud, SASE, AI infrastructure, or DC modernization need senior oversight. A Fractional CIO keeps the program aligned to business outcomes.
- Risk 03
Vendor and budget pressure
Multi-vendor environments accumulate cost and complexity. A Fractional CIO governs spend and rationalizes the stack.
What a BTA Fractional CIO brings to your organization.
Strategy, modernization, and operational governance across the IT portfolio.
- 01
Strategic IT leadership
Comprehensive IT strategy aligned with business goals. Zero Trust, AI/ML-driven detection, and policy automation built into the roadmap.
- 02
Technology roadmap
Tailored 12 to 36-month roadmap. Architect Explorer accelerates auditing, policy automation, and network optimization decisions.
- 03
Digital transformation
Lead modernization across cloud, SASE, AI infrastructure, and data center. PAE automates the policy lifecycle through the migration.
- 04
Vendor and budget management
Govern vendor relationships across Cisco, Palo Alto, AWS, Microsoft, and others. API-based integrations rationalize the stack.
- 05
Cybersecurity oversight
Real-time monitoring, penetration testing, and firewall management coordinated across the IT and security functions.
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Team collaboration
Partner with your leadership and IT teams to align solutions with operational needs.
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Performance metrics
Establish KPIs for IT performance. Centralized reporting and actionable insights tied to business outcomes.
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Change management
Guide technology transitions with minimal disruption through automated workflows and staged rollouts.
How a Fractional CIO engagement runs.
Defined duration, defined deliverables, defined handoff. Internal IT leadership owns Day-2 by close.
6-month or 12-month
10 to 20 hours per week, scalable as needed. Remote, hybrid, or on-site.
Reports to your CEO or executive team. Includes consulting, managed services, deployment, optimization, enablement, and mentoring phases.
6-month engagement
- IT strategy and roadmap with Protect and Detect pillars integrated
- Implementation of one major initiative using PAE or AE
- Compliance assessment with prioritized recommendations
- Vendor and budget review with consolidation plan
- Executive-team progress reports on a monthly cadence
12-month engagement
- Everything in the 6-month scope
- Long-term IT roadmap with multi-vendor integrations
- Sustainable governance frameworks operating quarterly
- Team mentoring program with quantifiable outcomes
- Multi-cloud or hybrid migration plan executed in waves
- Operating handoff with internal IT leadership prepared to own Day-2
What Fractional CIO delivers.
Concrete, customer-side results we measure to.
- ↓Vendor and operational complexity
- FasterModernization decisions
- TiedIT KPIs to business outcomes
- OwnedDay-2 by internal IT leadership
We're architects who execute.
Three principles every BTA engagement runs on. Visible in the work itself.
We architect, deploy, and stay through Day-2.
Every engagement is end-to-end. We design the target environment, deploy it in stages, and remain on hand through the operational handoff.
We train your team to own the outcome.
Training is part of every engagement. By the close of an engagement, your operators can run, maintain, and defend the system to an auditor.
We measure success when your team runs it alone.
An engagement closes when your team is operating the solution without us in the room. SIMPLE methodology enforces this exit criterion on every project.
We meet you where you are.
Some teams want the full BTA delivery from architecture to handoff. Others bring us in for a single advisory window or a fully managed operations contract. Pick the model that fits and adjust as the business changes.
Consulting & Advisory
Strategy and senior guidance. Architecture reviews, technology assessments, and roadmap design for teams that own their own operations.
Learn moreManaged Services
BTA runs the system day to day under your governance. Monitoring, change management, escalation paths, and SLAs for teams without Day-2 capacity.
Learn moreDeployment
Implementation-only engagement. Faster than the Full Service Lifecycle when the customer team will not own operations afterwards.
Learn moreOptimization
Refresh and refine an existing environment. Performance, automation, and refactor work for platforms already in production.
Learn moreEnablement
SIMPLE-driven Quickstart programs that deliver a specific Cisco capability into production on a known timeline.
Learn moreMentoring
Capability transfer for teams adopting a new platform. Pair-programming, custom training modules, and Cisco MINT-aligned curriculum.
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Fractional CIO, answered.
Direct answers from BTA leadership who run Fractional CIO engagements.
What is a Fractional CIO?
An experienced IT executive who provides strategic technology leadership on a part-time or engagement basis. They bring the same vision and decision-making as a full-time CIO, focused on specific goals and a defined timeline.When does it make sense to hire a Fractional CIO?
Ideal during a growth or modernization phase, vendor consolidation effort, or when the business needs senior IT leadership without committing to a full-time hire.How will the Fractional CIO work with our existing team?
They integrate into your leadership structure and work alongside your internal IT staff, external vendors, and MSPs. The Fractional CIO reports to your CEO or executive team.What results can we expect?
An actionable IT roadmap, stronger security posture, vendor and budget optimization, and measurable improvements in efficiency and compliance. The internal team should be ready to own Day-2 by the end of the engagement.Are engagements remote or on-site?
Both. The default is remote or hybrid, with 10 to 20 hours per week scoped during planning. On-site time can be added for kickoff, reviews, or critical phases.How is pricing structured?
Project-based and tailored to scope, duration, and deliverables. You only pay for the level of strategic engagement you need, with the SIMPLE methodology and BTA tools (PAE, AE) keeping value visible across the engagement.What happens at the end of the engagement?
Internal IT leadership owns Day-2. From there, BTA stays available through Consulting & Advisory or Fully Managed Services if you want continued involvement.
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