Chief Technology Officer-as-a-Service for Your Business

Chief Technology Officer (CTO) is a company manager responsible for developing new services or products and optimizing productivity. The position includes management of development processes in project teams, training of employees, implementation and support of various processes within the company, etc.

In its turn, Chief Technology Officer-as-a-Service (CTO as a Service) provides quick access to resources and expertise needed on your digitalization journey. The mission of such a service is to ensure the efficient use and distribution of the company’s resources and turn project implementation into manageable processes with predictable outcomes.

The mission of such a service is to ensure the efficient use and distribution of the company’s resources and turn project implementation into manageable processes with predictable outcomes.

Our tech executives control engineers, approach development processes cost-effectively, and do their best to meet all clients’ needs. In particular, they offer:

Architecture consulting

Dev team management

Project tech strategy

Clients’ testimonials

Lars Dybdahl

Principal Architect at Cambio Healthcare Systems Denmark

IntelliSoft is a great partner. These engineers are up-to-date on the latest technology, they know what they are doing, and want to deliver high quality code. IntelliSoft allowed me as a CTO to focus on further developing our products.

Benefits of CTO as a Service

CTO as a service is a service for startup projects and implies assistance in implementing an IT product from idea to release. It encourages you to think about the code’s value and its qualities as a product.

Tech expertise

Our CTOs have worked their way up through the IT ranks in various organizations. They possess various industry certifications that greatly enhance a candidate’s credibility. With CTO as a Service, you’ll get an expert with the necessary qualifications, skills, and tech expertise. We offer versatile specialists.

Budget

While the average CTO’s salary in the US may vary between $200,000-$250,000, it might be pricey for a company to hire one in-house. Still, such a decision does not guarantee excellent quality. If you want to save your budget and do not need a full-time CTO, our solution is right for you. They will adapt to your project in the process.

Vision

CTO-as-a-service is the connecting element between business and development. It helps find a common language with programmers, protects technicians, and gets software and hardware for the team. Without this role, the team will face a conflict of interest, and the IT department will be left without resources. Our service will prevent you from these problems.

Strategy

In large companies, the CTO is responsible for the strategy. This expert advises the CEO on global trends and helps to make decisions on what to develop and what to abandon. For example, to introduce artificial intelligence into a product or launch a VR direction. In general, CTO will evaluate new technologies and implement them to launch or improve products and services for their firm’s clients and customers.

Benefits You Receive

OUR SPECIALISTS DO THEIR BEST TO EXCEL

ARCHITECTURE & STRATEGY

Thanks to the combined experience and skills, our team can help you decide on the tech stack, architecture, strategies, and more. Our CTO can draw on the experience and anticipate a path to success through the development of a digital strategy. Just rely on us!

ENGINEERING CRAFTSMANSHIP

Perhaps, you notice that your project needs changes to keep on living. If a redesign is required, but you lack corresponding expertise, our CTO-as-a-service is right what you need. Our CTO has vivid technical experience. Decide whether your CTO should devote their time to software or platform development.

TEAM EXPANSION & LEADERSHIP

Our CTO will define the strengths and weaknesses of your current staff and recommend how to get the most out of them. They can inspire people and convince them that their vision has its advantages. Our experts are all powerful leaders who know how to expand and motivate teams.

PRODUCT MANAGEMENT

In high-tech, technology and products often go hand in hand. The CTO must understand the product lifecycle and understand how to create new products and maintain existing ones.

COST OPTIMIZATION

A real specialist knows how to save your costs. Technology expenses can be rather high. If you turn to us, we will help you make better, more accurate “build or buy” decisions.

KNOWLEDGE OF TECHNOLOGY

In the technical field, previous experience and in-depth knowledge of the industry are vital. Sometimes, a CTO can learn by doing; it’s a little more difficult in tech matters. A technical director who keeps up-to-date on the latest trends is a good bet.

SECURITY & COMPLIANCE

Should your CTO be required to optimize and manage the organization’s data? In other industries, security and compliance are usually a much higher priority. Understanding corporate risks and standards can be painful but extremely valuable knowledge, and that is what our experts possess.

How Can CTOs Help Your Business?

CTO in business is responsible for overseeing the development and dissemination of technology to external customers, suppliers, and other clients to help improve and expand the business. They may also handle internal IT operations if the company is small and does not have a CIO. That is why you should know how to find CTO.

For Startups

Design your product or service

Application refactoring
Cloud systems deployment
QA & supervision

Develop infrastructure

Prevention of failures and bugs
Strategic resource management
Agile methodologies implementation
Prototyping & planning

Support culture

Build credibility & trust
Come up with objectives
Recruit staff with the proper culture
Train and motivate employees

For Enterprises

Team Leadership

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Control of staff
Supervising specific teams
Aligning workflow with various departments

Cloud services

Architecture audit
Cloud architecture design
Migration
Securing cloud infrastructure

Consulting Services

GDPR, PCI DSS, and HIPAA compliance
Coming up with architectural suggestions
Expense optimization counseling
App performance analysis

Download our portfolio with previous projects

Check out projects we delivered for clients from different industries.

Achieve Your Business Goals with CTO Services

An experienced CTO is often the oracle of technology in their organization. They bring forward-thinking ideas and find cutting-edge technology solutions to the company. Recruiters must fully understand CTO duties and roles to hire the perfect person. That is what our CTO-as-a-service helps with.

Fast engagement

An experienced CTO can be immediately engaged in a project. Such a technical co-founder usually requires little to no adaptation period.

High-level estimates

CTOs usually investigate and estimate different strategies and scenarios to come up with the most suitable solution.

QA

CTOs take care of the architecture. They also should ensure that other specialists do their best to prevent serious bugs and failures. That is done to elevate user experience.

Team management

An experienced CTO will lead a development team to bring their knowledge and industry expertise to achieve better results.

HOW IT WORKS

OUR METHODOLOGY IMPROVES BUSINESS OUTCOMES

DISCOVERY CALL
So, you have chosen IntelliSoft’s CTO-as-a-service. To see how we match each other, we need to have a 30-minute conversation. It is required to find out more about your business. We will discuss your requirements and goals. Based on the information obtained, we will come up with an offer.

STATEMENT OF WORK AND TIMELINE
This stage is necessary to define the period required to carry out your project. Reserve a spot in our common calendar when you wish to start our cooperation. We will get ready with the resources needed to match the highest quality standards. We also have to make sure we’re on the same page.

ENGAGEMENT
At this stage, our team identifies how we will work. We will do everything possible to provide you with regular reports, analyses, and feedback. If you have any questions regarding the engagement progress or scope of work, we’ll be there to lend a helping hand.

HANDOVER AND RETAINER
IntelliSoft provides its clients with documentation and intellectual property (IP). We will transfer the skills and knowledge necessary to complete your project. In addition, we’ll keep on providing ad-hoc support for your team upon your request.

Types of CTO Services

What is CTO in business? CTO is the chief technology officer who manages everything related to development, software, and servers. This professional is responsible for the general vector of product and technology development. They usually don’t write code on their own but rather serve as a team lead. Still, we offer CTOs with exceptional tech skills. You can pick between several types of outsourced CTO services at IntelliSoft.

Full-time

Full-time CTOs are like in-house experts hired to work for a specific company. These specialists supervise staff, come up with various approaches, cope with tech problems, and choose job applicants.

Fractional

In this case, pros concentrate on specific assignments instead of the entire project. They work closely with internal specialists. This option suits businesses that lack specific talents to fulfill certain CTO roles and responsibilities.

Part-time

It is a perfect combination of the previous two options. It has the features of both fractional and full-time CTOs. In this case, experts cope with all CTO duties for a limited period. That is why the customers should not pay the full-time CTO price.

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

What does a CTO do in a startup?

Coordinate the actions of subordinates
Monitor the quality of work
Maintain documentation (technical and design)
Manage the organization’s projects
Solve technical tasks
Negotiate with clients
Develop software or app
Interview new applicants
Share knowledge and experience

Some other CTO responsibilities may show up, depending on the specific tasks.

How to ensure that outsourced CTO suits you?

If you have a large pool of applicants, the best ways to check which one suits your business perfectly are:

Check their resumes, CVs, and cover letters
Ask for referrals and see how they were doing at previous jobs
Get familiar with their portfolio on GitHub

When should a startup look for a CTO?

When you are the founder of an early-stage startup, your main task is to gather a strong team and quickly capture a piece of the market with your Minimum Viable Product (MVP). It seems you are lucky: there are so many strong and experienced engineers, freshly minted juniors, and tech students. However, technical personnel are hunted by competitive employers. Thus, you may need our pro help whenever you feel that you require a top-level tech specialist able to play a CTO role to control the development process.

What are the main types of CTO services?

Depending on the features of future software, tasks, working hours, skills, and some other factors, CTOs could be:

Full-time internal CTO
Full-time offshore CTO
Part time CTO offshore (a.k.a. fractional)
One-time CTO
Interim CTO

What are the benefits of outsourced CTO as a Service?

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Solutions to tech-driven challenges
Solutions to performance challenges
Dev team leadership
Improved delivery process
QA and support
Deployment, CI / CD

When should you use CTO services?

You would like to see your team moving on.
You are looking for a powerful leader to inspire employees.
You wish to handle the digital transformation.
You lack proper technical expertise.

What is the difference between a CTO and CIO?

Usually, a CIO appointment is more appropriate in a user organization, where the IT department is the support department, and a CTO appointment is for a tech company whose direction is driven by technology. An organization can also have both positions.
Usually, the CIO is more concerned with data collection, processing/use, and security. They do not need to have full knowledge and understanding of the technology.

So when they decide to find the best technology, they may hire a consultant or turn to a company’s CTO. The CTO, in turn, is well aware of/able to study the technology (hardware, software, and network) and make decisions about what will suit the company best.