How We Engage

Enterprise-Grade IT Leadership.
Built for Your Budget.

Three engagement tiers designed around your needs — from strategic advisory to full fractional CIO. Every engagement starts with a discovery call.

Monthly Retainers

Choose Your Tier.

We scope the work to your situation — not a one-size-fits-all package. All tiers include a 3-month minimum unless noted.

Tier 1
Strategic Advisory
$3,000/mo
3-month minimum · ~8 hrs/mo
  • Monthly IT strategy session (evening/video)
  • Vendor review + governance oversight
  • Monthly executive report with KPIs
  • Async access: email + Slack
  • Priority incident escalation advice
  • Technology roadmap (Quarter 1 deliverable)
Ideal for: Companies needing strategic direction without full-time overhead
Your cost: ~$375/hr implied
Client sees: $36K/yr vs $250K CIO = 86% savings
Recommended
Tier 2
Embedded Operator
$5,000/mo
3-month minimum · ~16 hrs/mo
  • Everything in Advisory, plus:
  • Bi-weekly strategy sessions
  • Hands-on service desk or M&A workstream
  • Vendor management + contract review
  • Team coaching (remote sessions)
  • KPI dashboards built + maintained
  • Weekend on-site available (1x/month)
Ideal for: Companies in active transformation or M&A
Your cost: ~$312/hr implied
Client sees: $60K/yr vs $250K CIO = 76% savings
Tier 3
Fractional CIO
$8,500/mo
6-month minimum · ~24 hrs/mo
  • Everything in Operator, plus:
  • Weekly leadership sessions
  • Full IT operations ownership
  • All four service pillars active
  • Board/investor-ready reporting
  • Incident command (on-call)
  • On-site as needed (weekends)
  • AI readiness + automation roadmap
Ideal for: PE-backed or high-growth companies needing a dedicated IT executive
Your cost: ~$354/hr implied
Client sees: $102K/yr vs $250K CIO = 59% savings
Project-Based Engagements

Not ready for a monthly retainer? We also offer focused, project-based engagements with defined scope and deliverables.

IT Assessment & Roadmap
$5,000 — $8,000
2 — 3 Week Deliverable

Full audit of your current IT environment with a prioritized roadmap, vendor assessment, risk analysis, and 90-day action plan. Ideal first engagement before a retainer.

M&A IT Due Diligence
$8,000 — $15,000
Scoped Per Deal

Pre-close IT due diligence covering infrastructure, security posture, licensing, technical debt, and integration risk. Day 1 readiness plan and integration roadmap included.

Major Incident Retainer
$1,500/mo + $250/hr
Standby + Active Hours

On-call incident commander availability. Monthly standby retainer with per-hour billing during active P1/P2 incidents. Process design and runbooks included.

Service Desk Audit
$4,000 — $6,000
1 — 2 Week Deliverable

Current-state assessment of your service desk operations including SLA analysis, staffing model review, ITSM platform evaluation, and transformation roadmap with KPI targets.

Schedule Your Discovery Call

Ready to Talk?

Most engagements start with a 30-minute discovery call. No pitch deck. No slide show. Just a direct conversation about your situation.

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