Discovery & current-state assessment
Make the existing position understandable before committing to a destination.
- Technical discovery
- Infrastructure and service assessment
- Risk, constraint and dependency mapping
Consultancy
Clear technical direction, grounded in delivery.
Virtual technology leadership and outsourced technical consultancy for organisations that need senior input without a full-time appointment.
The work
I help leadership teams understand their current position, challenge assumptions and make decisions that can actually be implemented and operated.
Strategy & roadmaps
Turn broad ambitions into sensible decisions, priorities and an achievable sequence of work.
- Infrastructure strategy
- Cloud and Microsoft 365 strategy
- Network and connectivity strategy
Operating models & service design
Define how internal teams, suppliers and services should work together in day-to-day operation.
- Internal, outsourced and hybrid models
- Joiner / Mover / Leaver design
- Solution and service design
Technical leadership & assurance
Provide senior, independent technical input without presenting it as a permanent external CTO appointment.
- Supplier and solution evaluation
- Executive recommendations
- Security and resilience discussions
Good reasons to get in touch
Useful when you need another pair of technical eyes.
- You are planning a significant infrastructure or service change.
- A supplier proposal needs experienced, independent scrutiny.
- Internal and external IT responsibilities are unclear.
- You need a practical roadmap rather than another high-level slide deck.
Start with the problem
Not sure what the right piece of work is yet?
That is a perfectly good place to begin.
Talk it through