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When a fractional arrangement fails, it is usually a scope problem

Technology leadership

Most fractional leadership engagements that do not work out fail for the same reason: the scope was not defined clearly enough at the start. When a company brings in a fractional CIO to be generally helpful without defining what outcomes they are accountable for and over what timeframe, the engagement drifts. The executive is unsure where to focus. The leadership team is unsure what to expect. Both are frustrated with the other. The fix is almost always to go back to the beginning and define what the work is before discussing how much time it takes.

Further reading · Harvard Business Review

How to Make Fractional Leadership Work

This is the kind of problem I help companies work through.

If you know you need senior technology leadership but a full-time hire is more than the role needs, that is the conversation.

I work as a fractional CIO or CTO for companies that need senior technology leadership without a full-time hire.

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