Fractional CIO
Most growing businesses don’t need a full-time CIO. They need a few focused hours a month of senior guidance — someone who owns the roadmap, manages the vendors and budget, and steers the decisions. That’s what I do as your fractional CIO: independent, on call, no products to sell you.
Strategy and leadership — not the help desk.
A roadmap that stays current
Not a binder that goes stale — a living 12-month plan reviewed every quarter.
Budget you can explain
An annual IT budget and quarterly check-ins you can take to your leadership.
Vendor & contract management
Renewals tracked, contracts reviewed before they auto-renew, negotiations backed by benchmarks.
Project oversight
Someone accountable riding herd on your providers — so projects actually land.
Risk in plain language
A clear read on your technology risk, reported in words you can act on.
A trusted advisor on call
Executive-level guidance in the room when technology decisions become business decisions.
A fraction of the cost of a full-time hire. Every tier is month-to-month.
$2,500/mo
~a half-day a month
$5,000/mo
~a day a month
$8,500/mo
~two days a month
Work beyond your included hours is billed at my standard $200/hr. Start with aTechnology Assessmentand I’ll credit the fee toward your first 90 days.
Your IT provider keeps things running — and if they sell you products, their advice is shaped by what they profit from. I don't sell anything and take no commissions, so my guidance is independent. I'll even help you evaluate and hold your current provider accountable.
It scales with the tier — roughly a half-day a month at Advisory, a day at Standard, and two days at Executive. Most businesses don’t need a full-time CIO; they need a few focused hours of senior guidance each month. Work beyond that is billed at my standard $200/hr.
A full-time CIO runs well into six figures once you count salary, benefits, and overhead. A monthly retainer of $2,500–$8,500 gives you that seat at the table for a fraction of the cost — and only for as long as it’s useful.
No. It’s month-to-month. If you start with a Technology Assessment, I’ll credit that fee toward your first 90 days on a retainer.
Book a free 30-minute call. We’ll talk through where you are and which cadence fits — no pitch, straight answers.
Free 30-minute call · no obligation · no sales pressure — or emailhello@lacymoore.com
