Technology leadership

Fractional CTO

Technology leadership for a business that needs the decisions made properly but does not need the role filled full-time. Typically two to four days a month, with a defined mandate and a defined end.

When businesses engage Blobb for this

Architecture decisions have no clear owner across teams
The business plan and engineering roadmap no longer describe the same work
Hiring and vendor decisions are being made without a consistent technical direction
A permanent CTO role would be premature or unnecessary

What the work involves

Blobb sets architecture direction, reviews team structure, supports hiring, and makes vendor and build-versus-buy decisions. Business priorities are translated into an engineering roadmap the team can execute. Decisions are recorded with their constraints so the next leader can revisit them. This is a mandate with an exit, not an indefinite retainer.

What you get

A written mandate and decision rights
A prioritized engineering roadmap tied to the business plan
Architecture and vendor decisions with recorded trade-offs
A team and hiring plan where needed
A handover and exit plan

How it is engaged

Most mandates run two to four days a month for a defined period. When the current system has not been independently reviewed, Blobb may recommend a full architecture audit or a focused assessment before setting longer-term priorities.