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Fractional CTO Services Explained

Valerian Tech

The role of a Fractional Chief Technology Officer (CTO) is to provide technical expertise and leadership to a company on a part-time or temporary basis. This can be a useful option for startups or small businesses that may not have the resources to hire a full-time CTO or may not need one on a permanent basis.

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The Chocolate Cake Problem

Mironov Consulting

 That they have the attention spans of squirrels, ignoring or forgetting existing commitments and agreed-upon customer targets and roadmaps.  That  And there’s no ongoing maintenance without a separate service contract.  At the end of the quarter, we wonder why so few planned roadmap items were shipped.  Where

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Don’t Miss These Speakers at #mtpcon San Francisco

Mind the Product

Todd Lombardo, Co-Author of Roadmaps Relaunched. He is the co-author of both Design Sprint (O’Reilly, 2015) and Product Roadmaps Relaunched (O’Reilly, 2017). Tom is the co-founder of Thington, a concierge for your smart home or office, which was recently acquired by Eero. Dan Olsen, Author and Consultant.

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How do organizations innovate in the face of existential threats?

DISQO

Think: Apple’s iMac, T-Mobile’s un-contract, or Blackberry’s latest shift to software. Stories are an emotional an effective roadmap from going from A to B, especially within chaotic and stressful environments. The technology changes but the people don’t.”. Change is constant,” Bombacino proclaimed.

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How do organizations innovate in the face of existential threats?

DISQO

Think: Apple’s iMac, T-Mobile’s un-contract, or Blackberry’s latest shift to software. Stories are an emotional an effective roadmap from going from A to B, especially within chaotic and stressful environments. The technology changes but the people don’t.”. Change is constant,” Bombacino proclaimed.

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How do organizations innovate in the face of existential threats?

DISQO

Think: Apple’s iMac, T-Mobile’s un-contract, or Blackberry’s latest shift to software. Stories are an emotional an effective roadmap from going from A to B, especially within chaotic and stressful environments. The technology changes but the people don’t.”. Change is constant,” Bombacino proclaimed.

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Be in a Band, not an Orchestra: how to Grow an Agile Product Team

Mind the Product

I was initially brought in as a freelance consultant by Simon Nelson, who had been recently appointed by the OU as CEO of its new venture. Joel Chippendale and Lucy Blackwell joined as our CTO and creative director. I created our first product roadmap and this continued to provide a sense of purpose. The Roadmap.

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