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
  • Incident escalation design and readiness guidance
  • 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 the $380K–$420K fully loaded cost of a full-time CIO = 91% 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 the $380K–$420K fully loaded cost of a full-time CIO = 85% 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 frameworks, escalation design, and post-incident review
  • 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 the $380K–$420K fully loaded cost of a full-time CIO = 75% 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
Framework + Scoped Hours

Incident command frameworks, escalation design, and post-incident review. Monthly retainer with scoped per-hour support during agreed P1/P2 engagements. 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.

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.

Book a Discovery Call