Fractional CIO / CTO
A new trend of utilizing fractional leadership across key departments such as IT, Finance and Marketing in smaller and growing organizations is a great option to add talent that is experienced working in larger environments before the company can afford the cost associated with hiring a full-time leader with that level of experience.
The IT leadership role in smaller and growing organizations is often filled by players that have grown up with the organization or have come to it from another similarly sized company. This lack of experience in larger environments can be limiting for business growth and have a negative impact as they may not be strategically preparing the company for future challenges. Adding a fractional CIO or CTO with extensive experience in larger organizations not only addresses this gap, but has the added benefit of creating a mentoring and leadership development environment for your existing staff.