Engagement models
Start small. Stay as long as it's useful.
Clear scope, clear deliverables and senior leadership from day one. Most clients start with the assessment and decide from there.
Fixed-fee first step
A defined assessment before any long commitment.
Senior from day one
Nick leads every engagement personally.
Verified work
Builds pass the same seven delivery gates.
Three ways to work together.
Pick an entry point, or start with the assessment and move into a retainer or project from its roadmap.
Technology assessment
A clear picture of where your systems, data and security stand, and what to do first.
Scope of deliverables
- Current-state review of systems, data, security and team
- Risk list ranked by business impact
- Prioritized 12-month roadmap with build-vs-buy calls
- Readout to leadership or the board
Typical fit: a PE sponsor sizing up a new acquisition, or a CEO planning the company's next stage.
Book a callFractional CIO
A named technology leader on your team, for a fraction of a full-time executive.
Scope of deliverables
- Owns the roadmap, budget and vendors
- Leads your internal team and contractors
- Board, CFO and PE-sponsor reporting
- Bench specialists staffed in as needed
Typical fit: a growing company that needs senior technology leadership before it needs a full-time CIO.
Book a callProject delivery
One defined outcome, delivered by Nick and the bench.
Scope of deliverables
- Data warehouse builds and migrations
- ERP selection and NetSuite implementations
- Applications built with AI-driven delivery
- Identity and tenant migrations; security programs
Typical fit: a company with a specific deadline, such as a cutover, a migration or a compliance milestone.
Book a callWhat happens after you book.
A short, simple path from first call to a recommended next step.
- 01
Introductory call
Thirty minutes on what's slowing the business down.
- 02
Written proposal
Scope, timeline and a fixed fee for the assessment.
- 03
Assessment
Systems, data, security and team reviewed with your people.
- 04
Roadmap & next step
A prioritized roadmap and a recommendation: retainer, project, or neither.
Frequently asked questions
How engagements work with your team, your systems and your timeline.
How does a fractional CIO work with our existing team?
Nick works alongside your leadership and your IT or engineering leads. He owns the roadmap, vendors and board reporting, while your team keeps running the day to day.
Can we go straight from the assessment into a project?
Yes. The assessment ends with a prioritized roadmap, and any part of it can become a project or a fractional retainer.
Who actually does the work?
Nick leads every engagement. Specialists from the bench in application development, NetSuite and systems engineering are staffed in when the work calls for them.
How do you handle our systems, code and data?
We work in your own accounts and repositories wherever possible, and confidentiality and ownership terms are set out in each engagement agreement.
Board-level advice
Ready to find what's slowing your systems down?
Schedule a conversation directly with Nick Parece. We'll look at your stack, the quick wins and where to start.