Fractional Chief Technology Officer
5 posts on this topic — practical guidance from Shawn Livermore on fractional CTO, AI, and technology leadership.
The Operating Rhythm a Fractional CTO Has to Install First
Most fractional CTO engagements fail not because of technical gaps but because the operating structure is never established. Here is what needs to be in place before anything else.
Read post →What a Fractional CTO Actually Does in 2026
The fractional CTO role has changed as AI has become embedded in every technology engagement. What clients need now is different from what they needed three years ago.
Read post →The Fractional CTO's Highest-Leverage Work Is Not What You Think
Most companies hire a fractional CTO to solve an implementation problem. The highest-leverage work is usually an alignment problem. Here is the difference and why it matters for what an engagement actually produces.
Read post →Hiring a Fractional CTO in 2026: What the Interview Should Actually Test
The criteria for a good fractional CTO have shifted. What worked as an evaluation framework before agentic AI entered enterprise development leaves out the qualities that matter most now.
Read post →The Information Asymmetry a Fractional CTO Fixes Before Anything Else
CEOs and business owners almost always have an incomplete picture of their own technology. That gap — not technical complexity — is usually the root cause of stalled decisions, missed opportunities, and bad vendor contracts.
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