For which situation: keeping technical leadership without recruiting
You need technical leadership over the long run, but not a full-time role, or not yet. Nor do you want to depend on a vendor with no counterweight. This offer holds the role at the right dose, with a clear commitment.
What we take on over the long term
Committees and decisions on a fixed cadence. A living roadmap, updated with you, and an allocation of budget and risk. The steering of the execution, with proof of the results each quarter. Where needed, execution capacity mobilised under our control.
How we steer a long-running engagement
We work under an engagement letter that sets the course and the expected results. We hold that course over time, we arbitrate priorities at each committee, and we report on agreed indicators. The relationship adjusts as the situation evolves.
How it differs from a fractional CTO
A fractional CTO mainly oversees a development team, day to day. Here, we operate at director level: decision, governance, budget arbitration, partner management. We are not on a day-rate staff augmentation basis, we carry a commitment to results.
Frequently asked questions
How can technical leadership be kept without recruiting a CTO?
By delegating the role to Privateer under a mandate, with committees on a fixed cadence and a commitment to results. You have the leadership without the recruitment.
How does a strategist in residence differ from a fractional CTO?
The level of involvement. The strategist in residence decides and governs alongside the director. The fractional CTO mainly oversees the technical work day to day.
How is a long-term engagement steered?
Through an engagement letter, regular committees and proof of the results each quarter.