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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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Guide to the Software Engineer Career Path

PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

Want to know what your next steps are as an engineer as you make your way to CTO? Software engineers have the option to stick to software development at higher and higher levels. Freelance or Contractor Finally, software engineers can also choose to go the way of freelancers or contract workers.

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11 Key SaaS Roles and Responsibilities in 2023

Userpilot

Chief Technical Officer : Responsible for outlining the company’s technological vision, implementing technology strategies, and ensuring that the technological resources are aligned with the company’s business needs. Negotiate contracts and close agreements to maximize profits.

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How to make a company’s processes transparent?

The Product Coalition

In software development, and specifically in the outsourcing business, transparency is a good added value for your company. As a rule, the resources involved in outsourcing projects are remote, and rarely located in client facilities. Customers want guarantees regarding the quality, scope, schedule, and contract.

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How to Set a Budget for Your Custom Software Project

Atomic Spin PM

You should also have a holistic understanding of what the project is going to cost internally, including marketing, ongoing support, executive time, opportunity cost of internal resources, etc. Then share your project with the software firms you’re considering. Set a Phase 1 Development Budget.

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What Do You Really Need: In-House Team, Outsourcing or a Tech Partner?

The Product Coalition

Stewart Butterfield, the company’s CEO, saw the commercial potential in a new messaging application that would utilize bots and integrations with other tools frequently used in software development. Simply put, the CTO must choose between (1) staffing an in-house team, and (2) outsourcing the work to an external team.

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Our Q2 FY22 letter to shareholders

Atlassian

Marty Hagewood, a software development manager at EMC Insurance Companies, experienced this first-hand. All Atlassian’s ITSM competitors are monolithic solutions that start at half a million dollars and need an army of consultants to get started. Agile development. We needed something that would scale with us today.