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Beyond the Fractional CTO

Beyond the Fractional CTO

The five accountabilities your company needs delivered, and how to get reliable execution without the hire.

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June 8, 2026

Contents

1
The Title Trap
2
What a CTO Is Actually Accountable For
3
Software Delivery
4
Team Performance
5
Operational Reliability
6
Technical Quality
7
Roadmap & Business Alignment
8
The Spec Graveyard
9
Task-Shaped Work
10
Running the Cadence
11
Visibility & Accountability
12
The Scorecard: The Top 10 KPIs
13
Technical quality: is the codebase getting cheaper or more expensive to change?
14
Build, Hire, or Subscribe
15
Conclusion: Reliable Execution, Delivered
16
The Artifact Pack
17
The Top 10 KPIs: Definitions & How to Measure
18
Bus-factor / key-person concentration
19
Sources & Further Reading
20
The cost maths (Chapter 13)

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