Virtual CTO
Napsen offers businesses of any size with experienced CTO, Chief Technology Officer for a fraction of the price. Not big enough to have a full-time Chief Technology Officer? Operate like the big companies with our Virtual CTO service and get full-time benefits from a part-time investment. Most companies run into road blocks with acquiring and managing their information technology. An experienced CTO helps in optimum planning and implementation of needed technology platform, improving the existing applications and business processes, and provide the best solution for the highest ROI.
Role of the CTO
Infrastructure Manager
Proven operational skills, a keen sense of managing technology, and an ability to lead a large and diverse organization.
Visionay & Operations Manager
Excellent combination of business and technical skills to successfully design the functional and technical aspects of the business strategy and then build the IT organization to execute its components.
Big Thinker
Evaluates how technology can be used internally by the business to 1) enable new business models and business lines, 2) increase revenues, and 3) preempt a competitor's attempts to use technology to disrupt or dislodge his/her company's market position.
External Facing Technologist
Focuses efforts on using technology to provide better products and services to external customers or clients.
What do we offer Technology Leadership
Technology Plan
Technology plays an integral part of any business. Your team needs an experienced leadership driving that technology direction.
Strategic Planning
Providing a unique perspective to corporate strategic planning and product strategy and identify how an organization can use technology to improve the bottom line.
Policy Management
Oversee the company's data, security, maintenance and network, and implement the company's technical strategy.
Vendor Management
Most businesses have a variety of technical vendors/suppliers. A CTO can manage your technical vendors efficiently and ensuring that you receive the best value for your money.
Budgeting
Working closely with the CFO of a company, provide a budget that better reflects and supports the organization's technical strategy.
Technical Leadership
Developing the technical strategy, and developing and maintaining a technical roadmap. Serve as a systems architect and may assign another techical lead to assume that role.
Technical Vision
Working with the CEO and other executives to develop a technical strategy for the company. This involves goal-setting, discussing options, and analyzing risks.
Business Development
Fullfills responsibility to business partners by aiding acquisition efforts, building the company's presence and voice, and keeping up on competitive trends, both in market and among partners.
End-user Responsibility
Providing market expertise to the sales team in the company while helping build relationships with potential customers. Participates in customer meetings, and works diligently to meet end-user needs.
Basic
$1,000
Billed month-to-month.- One 1 hour onsite meeting per month
- Weekly conference calls
- Email support
- Provide technology strategy plan
- Participate in management decisions
- Oversee research and development
- Recruit technical staff
- Manage 3rd party vendors
Professional
$3,500
Billed month-to-month.- One full day onsite meeting per month
- Unlimited weekly conference calls
- Email & phone support
- Provide technology strategy plan
- Participate in management decisions
- Oversee research and development
- Recruit technical staff
- Manage 3rd party vendors
- Network design
- Audit network and systems
- Provide software development training
- Assist in technical maintenance tasks
- Weekly meetings with technical staff
- Write SQL reports
- Provide VOIP solutions
Enterprise
$5,000
Billed month-to-month.- Two full day onsite meeting per month
- Unlimited weekly conference calls
- Email & phone support
- Provide technology strategy plan
- Participate in management decisions
- Oversee research and development
- Recruit technical staff
- Manage 3rd party vendors
- Network design
- Audit network and systems
- Provide software development training
- Assist in technical maintenance tasks
- Weekly meetings with technical staff
- Write SQL reports
- Provide VOIP solutions
- Develop custom CRM with Microsoft
- Database management
- Website development - WordPress or MVC
- Integrate new technologies into your business
- Assist with marketing tasks
- Migrating to cloud-based solutions
- Managing technology projects