Fractional CIO/CTO

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A Fractional IT Chief (often called a Fractional CIO or Fractional CTO) is a part-time or contract-based senior technology leader who provides executive-level IT strategy, leadership, and oversight to an organization without being a full-time employee.

Here’s what that means in practice:

• Strategic Role: We operate at the same level as a Chief Information Officer (CIO) or Chief Technology Officer (CTO), helping align IT strategy with business goals. 
• Flexible Engagement: Instead of being on staff full-time (with a full-time salary and benefits), we work on a fractional basis—for example, a few days a week or a set number of hours per month (you choose). 
• Cost-Effective: This allows small and mid-sized businesses (who may not need or can’t afford a full-time CIO/CTO) to still benefit from executive-level IT leadership. 

• Focus Areas:
  • IT governance and compliance 
  • Cybersecurity strategy 
  • Cloud and infrastructure planning 
  • Vendor management and contract negotiations 
  • Data and analytics strategy 
  • Digital transformation initiatives 
  • IT budgeting and cost optimization

 Key Difference in Simple Terms

• CIO = Internal Technology Infrastructure (making sure systems, data, and IT align with strategy). 
• CTO = External (Customer) Facing Technology (building and implementing the right tech to deliver services or products).  

👉 For a small business or startup:

• If you need help managing IT systems, vendors, compliance, and business technology strategy → go with a Fractional CIO.  
• If you need help with building software, choosing a tech stack, or scaling product development → go with a Fractional CTO.

Caporelli Consulting can manage Fractional CIO, CTO or both.