Surviving & Thriving through the Crisis - Notes from 26 March
The output from a Peer Group Round Table for CEOs, CTOs, & CPOs on 26 March 2020 After the initial rush of getting people laptops, and feeling the pain of …
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The output from a Peer Group Round Table for CEOs, CTOs, & CPOs on 26 March 2020 After the initial rush of getting people laptops, and feeling the pain of …
If you’re a business owner and you’re serious about scaling your business, don’t give away equity too easily. A Chief Technology Officer (CTO) who is going to turn your vision …
These are turbulent times. We have gone through the initial pain of moving teams to a virtual business, and customers now only able to interact via phone and internet. It …
Scale-up Officers is a monthly service whereby we provide a fractional Chief Product Officer (CPO) and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) to help ensure your product roadmap is on track and to manage your vendors.
An initial set of workshops links your financial goals with your product and technology goals. A rapid review of your product and technology maturity, and insight into which growth traps are the pressing ones for your business to go after.
This consists of one 1-2 hour calls per week to establish your product roadmap, manage your technology vendor/suppliers, keep your product roadmap and your technology delivery on track, and make sure your customers get what they need.
An initial project to define the scale up technology architecture, and product roadmap. A view of the new technology organisation structure, and skills required for growth. Review of the technology components and vendors required to deliver the architecture. A plan linked to the revenue model of the business.
We assign an expert technology manager and product manager that actively manages and supports business initiatives based upon defined top level strategy.
Product Manager and Technology Manager supports the strategy; however they are more focused on achieving the specifically defined goals than creating new goals. This consulting process includes 3-4 hours of calls per week to actively engage and move a project forward with your team.
People to fill your board level Chief Product Officer and Chief Technology Officer roles.
An initial set of workshops to link your financial goals with your product and technology goals, a rapid review of your product and technology maturity, and insight into which (if any) growth traps are the pressing ones for your business.
We provide a part-time Product Owner (PO) and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) executive level service that provides stakeholders and investors with assurance and evidence that your product vision and milestones are being hit.
PO and CTO helps you deliver the strategy, they are focused on defining and setting the goals of your business. This consulting process includes 1-2 days a month covering board meetings, preparation, and follow up, team coordination, and managing the product and technology development plans to actively engage and move a your business forward.
You have successfully launched your business, and now you need growth. This is crunch time, and we often see scale-ups hit one of 8 growth traps. We can help you overcome each of these growth traps from the product and technology perspective.
How do I start generating sensible cashflow from my business?
How do I show a great product & technology plan for next stage of funding?
How do I deliver a product roadmap and launches that builds the business?
How do I scale my technology and product without compromising quality, and service?
How do I put a sensible level of policies, documentation, and decision making to keep the business agile?
How do I create the organisation structure and start filling the roles without bad hires and bureaucracy
How to put in repeatable great services, to prevent confusion, poor communication, and delays?
How do I keep the purpose and passion of the business as we grow?
Do you have a clear prioritised, pragmatic plan or trying to do everything?
We love to scale businesses!
We love to see businesses grow and flourish with great digital products.
We bring the product and technology leadership so you can focus on customer, service, and growth.
Focused, strategic and innovative CTO with 20 years of expertise in delivering major digital change. Develops new target state technology landscapes and lean operating models. Prepares plans, coaches and directs teams and suppliers. Able to communicate with both business and technology teams. Meticulous management of stakeholders’ expectations up to C level. Detailed hands-on leader, with strong technical and Agile expertise.
I make Digital Products Work – be that for your external or internal customer. Over the last 20 years I’ve helped companies understand the purpose of their technology, turning ideas into products, getting the people elements right for delivery, and making sure the process works.
With 20+ years of cross industry experience,I’ve taken a product driven mindset, with the psychology of change to connect technology, product, marketing, sales and partners/alliances to build operational maturity, sales, and improved customer experience.
We have 3 simple reviews that can give you a taste of what it is like working with us, together with a clear assessment of where you are now – and you can keep that whether you continue with us or not.