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Technology Consulting & Fractional CTO
A fractional CTO gives your business senior technical leadership: architecture decisions, vendor evaluation, team mentoring, and roadmap clarity, without the $400k+ full-time salary. Engagements start at 2 days per week and scale to full interim leadership when you need it.
Why it matters
Growing businesses hit a ceiling when founders make technology decisions without senior technical input. The wrong platform choice costs 6–18 months of rework. A mis-scoped integration burns budget and team morale. You need an architect who codes: someone who can review a pull request in the morning and present to the board in the afternoon.
The solution
Marshall Tech provides fractional CTO services on a flexible weekly cadence. We embed into your team, audit your current stack, identify the highest-leverage changes, and execute alongside your developers. Every engagement starts with a 2-week diagnostic sprint that produces a prioritised technical roadmap with clear cost/benefit analysis.
Results
Clients typically see a 40–60% reduction in technical decision latency and avoid $50k–200k in mis-scoped vendor spend within the first quarter. Our 2-week diagnostic has saved multiple clients from 6-month platform migrations they didn't need.
Best for
- Businesses doing $2M–50M revenue with 5–50 staff and no senior technical leader
- Founders evaluating build-vs-buy or platform migration decisions
- Companies preparing for investment rounds that need a credible tech due diligence story
- Teams with junior developers who need architectural mentoring
Not for
- Pre-revenue startups that need a full-time co-founder, not a consultant
- Enterprise organisations with existing CTO and architecture team
- Companies that want staff augmentation (body-in-seat) rather than strategic direction
Frequently Asked Questions
A fractional CTO provides the same strategic leadership: architecture, vendor decisions, team mentoring, board-ready reporting, on a part-time basis. You get senior expertise without the $400k salary, equity dilution, or 6-month recruitment process.
Architecture audit, infrastructure cost review, security posture check, team capability assessment, and a prioritised roadmap with estimated costs and timelines. You receive a written report and a 60-minute walkthrough.
Yes. Most engagements involve pairing with your existing team. We review pull requests, set architectural standards, and mentor junior engineers, building internal capability rather than creating dependency.
Engagements range from A$5,000–$20,000/month depending on time commitment. The 2-week diagnostic is a fixed-price engagement that serves as both an assessment and a trial of working together.
Most engagements begin within 1–2 weeks of the initial call. The diagnostic sprint is designed to deliver immediate value while we determine the right ongoing cadence.
Sources
- Gartner: The CTO Role Is Evolving(accessed 2026-02-20)
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