Consulting and fractional leadership

Connect technology, operations and security to the outcomes that matter.

Blackswell provides consulting and fractional CTO or COO support that links strategy, delivery and assurance, so you can grow safely, keep control of cost and reduce operational and cyber risk.

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Who this is for

  • Mid market and PE backed organisations that need joined up tech and ops leadership
  • Scale ups that are outgrowing informal processes and legacy architectures
  • Boards that want clear line of sight across revenue, cost and risk
  • Managed service providers that need a practical operating model for scale

Typical engagement shapes

All work starts with clarity on objectives and constraints. From there we shape support that fits your governance, budgets and timelines.

Health check

A short, focused review of your current technology and operations posture, with a view on risks and quick wins, including security and compliance implications.

  • Interviews with key stakeholders
  • Review of architecture, delivery and controls
  • Clear recommendations and next steps

Fractional CTO / COO

Part time leadership that links product, engineering, operations and security to a joined up plan.

  • Roadmap definition and prioritisation
  • Vendor and platform decisions with risk in mind
  • Governance and reporting aligned to board needs

Programme support

Hands on guidance for specific programmes that carry high commercial or regulatory impact.

  • Payments, data and platform initiatives
  • Post acquisition integration and value creation
  • Security and resilience uplift programmes

What you can expect

The consulting and fractional work is measured against the levers that boards and investors care about.

  • Clear trace between technology spend and revenue growth
  • Transparent view of cost, with options to optimise without creating new risks
  • Security, privacy and continuity considered from the outset, not bolted on
  • Simple, honest reporting that senior stakeholders can act on

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