Ambitious businesses need an outstanding IT leader
We are the UK’s largest and most experienced team of part-time (we call it “fractional”) IT Directors, CIOs and CTOs. We work exclusively in the SME and mid-market sector and we are completely independent.
We focus IT on your business strategy, lead IT innovation and change, manage your staff, your IT costs and external suppliers, and ensure reliability and continuity.
IT roadmap for growth
a plan of how your IT will scale up as your business grows, rather than unplanned chaos
IT for competitive advantage
use IT to be different, better and to lead your market
IT optimised for mergers, acquisitions or exit
use IT to drive up your
company value
Risk and compliance management
stay legal, meet your commitments and sleep soundly
Clients often ask for our help with the following challenges…
Stuck projects
Integration challenges
IT team gaps and weaknesses
IT strategy and vision
Ineffective management info
Bespoke software problems
Supplier selection & management
Security and standards
Request a call back
We’re more than a recruitment agency, solo freelancer or “hit and run” consultancy. Every Principal in our team has been hand-picked to work with clients for their long-term business success.
Simplify Digital
The experience to help you lead expansion and prepare for due diligence…
Request a call back
Our Principals have outstanding records in the most senior corporate roles but, even more unusual, is their aptitude and passion for working in the SME and mid-market sectors. Fewer than 1% of applicants pass every stage of our detailed screening process.
We have more than 40 principals in 8 teams in the UK and Singapore.
Click here to contact us or call us on 0203 020 1864
Our team have a wide range of experience and knowledge of delivering business focussed IT strategy.
Enjoy reading some of their view and opinions.
Preparing for strategic IT demands from corporate clients
Providing services or product to corporate clients can be a lucrative opportunity. Large, stable clients can be a good market and they can be powerful advocates for your brand and a feather in your cap. But these kinds of clients often come with challenges. Corporate...
read more
Technology Fire Triangle. Part 2: Data
This is part 2 of our series of 3 briefings about the Technology Fire Triangle. A term we coined to simplify and explain how getting IT right rests on 3 fundamental things: integration, data integrity and security & compliance. In our experience, businesses that...
read more
Technology Fire Triangle. Part 1: Integration
Our aim is for IT to actively contribute to our clients’ strategic success rather than being a drag and a problem. We coined the phrase the “Technology Fire Triangle” to simplify how to make this happen. Let’s be honest, many suppliers and experts deliberately try to...
read more
Bitcoin – what is it and what does it mean to businesses?
What is Bitcoin? Bitcoin is a “crypto currency” that was created in 2009. It has many (or perhaps all) of the characteristics of a currency. The total value of Bitcoins in circulation is now over $70Bn, and it is widely used as a currency around the world, every day!...
read more
IT Roadmap for growth – A CEO’s briefing
As companies grow, their IT inevitably needs to change and develop. In reality, few companies follow a well-planned path so the result is often a complicated mixture of different “generations” of infrastructure, business systems and digital activities. The situation...
read more
CEO’s Briefing on IT risks, compliance and security
No doubt you worry about growing your business and being successful, but as the business grows and becomes successful, protecting it against risks becomes a new source of worry! New concerns range from compliance with Data Protection regulations, ensuring the business...
read more