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Vadim Polyakov

Service

Fractional CTO

Executive-level ownership of technology strategy, team and delivery for companies that need a CTO’s judgment two to eight days a month.

Is this you?

Signs it’s the right time

  • Your engineering team is growing, but delivery is getting slower
  • The board asks technology questions nobody can answer with confidence
  • You are about to raise, sell or scale and need technical credibility
  • Your last architecture decision was made by whoever shouted loudest

Outcomes

What changes for your organization

01

A strategy the board understands

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02

A team that ships predictably

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03

Spend tied to business value

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04

A path to a permanent CTO

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Approach

How the work is structured

A proven sequence that keeps leadership aligned and produces something useful at every step.

  1. 1

    Assess

    Weeks 1–3

    Interviews, code and platform review, delivery metrics, and a frank baseline report.

  2. 2

    Align

    Weeks 4–6

    Technology strategy and roadmap agreed with leadership and presented to the board.

  3. 3

    Lead

    Ongoing

    Weekly leadership, hiring, architecture decisions and delivery oversight.

  4. 4

    Transition

    When ready

    Recruit and onboard a permanent CTO or VP Engineering, with a clean handover.

Deliverables

Tangible artifacts you keep

Practical, decision-ready documents your team will use long after the engagement ends.

  • 0112–18 month technology roadmap
  • 02Org design and hiring plan
  • 03Engineering operating cadence and metrics
  • 04Board and investor technology updates
  • 05Vendor and budget governance
  • 06Permanent CTO search and handover

As a fractional CTO he did in six months what we had failed to do in two years: one platform, one architecture, and a team that owns it.

Daniel OkaforFounder & CEO, Fabrikam Health

FAQ

Common questions

How is a fractional CTO different from a consultant?

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How many days a month will I need?

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Will you manage our engineers directly?

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