What should a fractional CTO deliver in the first 90 days?

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title: "What Should a Fractional CTO Deliver in 90 Days?"
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# What should a fractional CTO deliver in the first 90 days?

In the first 90 days a fractional CTO should turn an unclear technology picture into decisions: an honest assessment, a ranked list of risks, a technology plan tied to business goals, the first priority decisions made with owners, and a working rhythm the team can rely on.

## What this means in practice

- An assessment of architecture, team, vendors, security basics and costs.
- A decision log: what was decided, why, who owns it and by when.
- A plan for the next two quarters tied to business priorities.
- A regular cadence of decisions and written updates the team can plan around.

## How Lid Vizion approaches it

We start with the business decision and operating context, define ownership and measurable milestones, then use configuration, integrations, automation, or custom software only where each earns its place.

## See it as a workflow

- [A technology roadmap the board can follow](https://lidvizion.ai/use-cases/technology-roadmap-for-the-board/): Turn scattered technical priorities into a sequenced roadmap with owners, costs and risks that non-technical leaders can hold you to.

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