A CIO at the table without the C-suite cost.
You do not need a full-time CIO. You do need a strategic partner who has read your contracts, knows your stack, and shows up to the quarterly meeting with the right slide. That is what a vCIO is for.
Service snapshot
What a vCIO actually does for you.
Strategic alignment
We sit with leadership to understand the 12-month business plan. IT gets aligned to it.
Technology roadmap
Rolling 12-month plan covering hardware refresh, security, software changes, and projects with budgets attached.
Budget and finance
Annual IT budget support, vendor cost reviews, license rationalization, CFO-ready reporting.
Risk and compliance
Annual risk assessment, framework selection, cyber insurance support, board-ready risk reporting.
Vendor management
We sit on contract negotiations, handle renewals, push back on bad deals, and consolidate where it makes sense.
Project advisory
Office moves, M&A integration, ERP rollouts. We are at the table from day one.
Every vCIO engagement includes the heavy lifting.
Not just a quarterly meeting and a generic slide deck. Real strategic work that earns its keep.
- Quarterly Business Reviews
- 12-month rolling roadmap
- Annual IT budget
- Quarterly vendor reviews
- License rationalization
- Annual risk assessment
- Framework alignment
- Cyber insurance support
- Contract review
- Vendor escalations
- M&A integration support
- Office move planning
- Board-ready reporting
- CFO collaboration
- New-tech evaluation
- Reference calls
Is a vCIO included with managed IT?
Our flagship plan includes a quarterly vCIO touch. For clients wanting more — monthly QBRs, deeper finance work, M&A support — we offer a separate vCIO retainer.
Who is the actual vCIO?
A senior advisor. Our founder takes the lead on most engagements personally, supported by senior engineering. Known name, quarterly meetings, direct contact between.
What does an engagement look like?
Kickoff month: business deep-dive, stakeholder interviews, current-state review. Then quarterly QBR document, hour with leadership, action items tracked.
Can you help with M&A?
Yes — both sides. Buy-side due diligence and sell-side preparation.
How much does it cost?
A vCIO retainer for a 50–200 person business runs Pricing depends on engagement intensity and is scoped after discovery — we are upfront about it.
Ready for a real strategic partner?
Book a 30-minute discovery call. We talk about your business goals and whether a vCIO engagement makes sense.
What we leave you with
- Honest assessment of fit
- Sample QBR document
- Pricing for your stage
- No sales pitch