CTO as a Service

Manage & Scale engineering teams
with CTO as a Service

Tailored healthcare technology consultancy with the deep subject–matter
expertise you need
to create impactful efficiencies.

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cto as a service

The Wins your Digital
Healthcare Strategy Needs

digital healthcare strategy needs

Seek a technical leader with profound insight into the nuances of healthcare technology.

One who orchestrates and navigates teams, roadmaps, and strategic implementation with precision, all while upholding quality, compliance, and efficiency.

With us, you don’t just stay ahead of the curve; you shape it. Intrigued? Discover how we can transform your vision into reality.

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Your Search for the Right Senior
Technical Leader Ends Here

Discover why leading healthcare SMEs and corporations trust our CTO as a Service to excel in their technological and business
objectives

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    Deep eHealth expertise

    Leverage industry experts with the skills and talent pool you need to make your initiatives a success.

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    Project ownership

    A single point of contact steering the tech, product, procedures, and entire software development process.

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    Technology leadership

    Eliminate operational and tech risks from prototype to deployment, testing, integration, and support.

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    Strategy & architecture

    Align the optimal tech stack with SDS, ensuring solutions that are integrated, scalable, and iron-clad secure.

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    Manage & scale IT teams

    Assess, onboard, and lead scalable teams for efficient execution, cost optimization, and timely delivery.

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    Ignite innovation

    Stay ahead of the curve by embracing innovation, seeing the big picture, and delivering value at every step.

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Turn our technology leadership into your
project’s advantage
. Guaranteed.

Startup or established, we ensure your project’s success with an 84% NPS and a 100% service delivery guarantee. Trust our expertise for your success.

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CTO as a Service Tailored
Consultancy: Our Approach

A dedicated high-value resource with the skills and expertise you need to overcome tech hurdles, ignite growth potential, and ensure meticulous technical precision—no matter the project phase or complexity.

01
DEFINE THE BUILDING BLOCKS

Unlocking Tech & Digitalisation
Potential

We enable healthcare companies to unleash their digitalisation capacity, scrutinising your viability, compliance, and security strategy, and identifying immediate and future wins. We then define the most suitable tech stacks, tailoring them to your vision and objectives for success.

02
VALIDATE

Aligning Technology With
Operations

We ensure that validated tech concepts and functions harmoniously integrate with your business teams and operations. By bridging that gap, we pave the way for successful implementation.

03
SUPPORT

Seamless Implementation &
Beyond

From project inception to seamless execution, we guide every step. Integrating new technologies with existing systems, we minimize disruption and risk. We mentor teams, ensuring projects are delivered on point, on time, and within budget.

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Who Can Benefit From Our
CTO As a Service?

Our healthcare software

A service designed to catalyse growth and innovation in the
Healthcare sector

Healthcare SMEs on the growth trajectory will find our service invaluable. We provide the expertise they need, simplify tech challenges, and accelerate their digital transformation.

Healthcare tech startups seeking to disrupt the market get a running start with us. We aid in designing resilient, scalable, and compliant tech infrastructures.

Healthcare companies in a fast-paced growth phase benefit from our service. We ensure tech scalability, manage IT teams, and help maintain focus on core competencies.

Healthcare businesses emphasizing compliance, security, reporting and streamlined operations find ally in us. We offer deep eHealth expertise, enhancing service delivery and patient experience.

Corporations seeking to innovate and modernise their healthcare solutions, quick expertise, or capability. We drive tech overhaul, optimising efficiencies and sharpening their competitive edge.

CTOaaS Deliverables at a Glance

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    Ideation & concept validation

    Taking end-user needs in mind and creating value for them.
    Then translating these into integrated technologies for optimal results.

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    Industry knowledge

    Industry-specific knowledge in healthcare compliance, operations and complete scaling strategy. Bringing impactful efficiencies.

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    Project ownership

    Leadership assistance, assembling and efficiently driving teams and projects forward to enable clients to focus on the big picture.

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    Reusability

    Identify and report opportunities to reuse components within the projects and across the entire projects’ roadmap.

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    Project risk management

    Identify potential challenges and possible solutions, communicating them with decision makers and creating cost-efficiencies.

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    Metrics & accountability

    We set clear, measurable metrics to track performance, inform adjustments, and ensure consistent value delivery at every step.

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CTOaaS Engagement Models:
All Deliverables

Starter

Time spent on your project:
2 - 8 days/month
  • Advisory services on the software development process
  • Assistance with the evaluation and selection of software tools, tech solutions and platforms
  • Attendance of meetings as a technical representative as part of team
  • Tech stack evaluation and choice
  • Systems architecture advice / decisions (including proposals and documentation)
  • Help with estimates and work effort evaluation
  • Code quality guardianship
  • Assistance with the decisions on team size, structure, positions, and all other staffing requirements
  • Assistance with interviewing new technical employees and future team members
  • Act as a point of contact between the customer and third-party technical contractors (including mediation and issue resolution)

Advanced

Time spent on your project:
18 days/month
  • Help with good system security practices
  • Implementation and process improvement: examples: CI/CD, support levels, project management methodology
  • Collaboration with the Product Owner on the product roadmap scope, schedule, and priorities
  • System uptime management audit
  • Team skills evaluation
  • Team performance and corrective actions
  • Assistance with project/team budgeting and financial planning
  • Release management - release/deadline management
  • Penetration testing

Pro

Time spent on your project:
25 days/month
  • Security Strategy
  • Digitalization and technology strategy
  • Industry-specific knowledge and advisory services (industry consultant)
  • Application business flow audit — UX improvements, business features
  • Development of product technology and business knowledge retention strategy (training, knowledge base, others)
  • Marketing activities:
    • - end customer analysis
    • - competitor analysis
    • - latest technology trends
    • - A/B testing
    • - market analysis
  • Team coaching and individual members’ personal development (from technical skills to soft skills management)
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Not sure where to start? Let us help.

Let our experts analyse your business and recommend the highest-impact solutions for your project. We guarantee 100% service delivery success.

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CTO as a Service Use Cases

Whatever your needs are, we’re ready to turn our technical leadership into your project’s advantages.

  • Scaling Up

    A startup that's quickly growing and needs to scale its technology infrastructure but doesn't have the in-house expertise.

  • Mergers and Acquisitions

    Two companies merging and looking to integrate their IT systems smoothly.

  • Pivot in Business Model

    Companies transitioning from a traditional business model to a more digital-centric one.

  • Entering New Markets

    Expanding into a new geographical area or demographic and needing technological expertise specific to that market.

  • Tech Stack Transition

    Moving from one tech stack to another and needing expertise in both the old and new systems.

  • Digital Transformation

    Traditional companies looking to digitize their operations and move to cloud-based systems.

  • Cybersecurity Overhaul

    After a major security breach, needing expertise to overhaul and secure the IT infrastructure.

  • E-commerce Expansion

    Brick-and-mortar retailers wanting to start or expand their online presence.

  • Data Regulation Compliance

    Navigating GDPR, CCPA, or other data protection regulations for the first time.

  • Software Development

    Companies wanting to develop proprietary software but lacking the in-house skills.

  • Short-term Projects

    Needing technological leadership for a specific project without long-term commitment.

  • Operational Efficiency

    Companies wanting to automate manual processes to reduce overheads.

  • Remote Work Setup

    Transitioning to a full remote work model and needing technology and security systems in place.

  • SaaS Implementation

    Transitioning from traditional software to Software as a Service models.

  • Business Continuity Planning

    Preparing for potential disruptions (like natural disasters) and ensuring the tech infrastructure can support remote or disrupted operations.

  • ERP Implementation

    Companies looking to implement or change their Enterprise Resource Planning systems.

  • Innovation Drive

    Traditional companies wanting to foster a culture of innovation and need technological tools and frameworks to support this.

  • Cloud Transition

    Moving data and operations from on-premises servers to cloud-based solutions.

  • Training & Development

    Existing IT teams needing upskilling in newer technologies or methodologies.

  • Due Diligence

    Investors or companies looking to acquire another business and needing tech due diligence.

  • IT Budgeting and ROI

    Companies wanting to derive maximum ROI from their IT investments and needing expert input on budget allocation.

  • Legacy System Modernization

    Companies with outdated IT systems wanting to modernize without a complete overhaul.

  • Tech Vendor Selection

    Needing expertise to choose the right tech vendors or third-party solutions for specific business needs.

  • AI & Machine Learning

    Wanting to incorporate AI and machine learning but lacking the necessary expertise.

  • Post-COVID Strategy

    Adjusting tech strategies to accommodate the "new normal" post-pandemic.

  • IoT Integration

    Companies looking to integrate Internet of Things (IoT) devices into their products or services.

  • Mobile Strategy

    Businesses wanting to develop or expand their mobile app oerings.

  • Business Intelligence

    Implementing data analytics, dashboards, and business intelligence solutions for better decision-making.

  • Blockchain Integration

    Exploring the possibilities of blockchain for industries outside of fintech.

  • Augmented & Virtual Reality

    Companies in industries like real estate, gaming, or training wanting to incorporate AR and VR experiences.

We work with businesses worldwide, so get in touch!

Contact Us

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Discover how our CTO as a Service can help you:

  • right tech stack

    Define the right tech stack

  • winning roadmap

    Implement a winning roadmap

  • Overcome technology challenges

    Overcome technology challenges

  • Manage & Scale

    Manage & Scale engineering teams

  • Eliminate operational risks

    Eliminate operational risks

  • Stay ahead

    Stay ahead of the curve

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  • Prototype Validation & Testing
  • Pharma Software & Systems Development
  • IT Expert Hiring
  • Clinical Research Systems Development
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Frequently Asked Questions

Chief Technology Officer (CTO) as a Service is an innovative way for companies to access fractional CTO expertise without hiring a full-time CTO. This outsourced CTO model provides CTO services that focus on aligning technology strategy with your business objectives. By offering strategic leadership, an experienced CTO handles the technology-driven challenges of your project, manages the development team, and ensures that your tech strategy is in sync with your overall business goals.

This external CTO service allows businesses to scale their technical teams efficiently while maintaining cost efficiency. It includes overseeing the software development processes, ensuring quality assurance, and guiding the tech stack selection to foster future growth. Beyond maintaining your infrastructure, we help develop new technology solutions, provide strategic planning, and manage potential risks, ensuring your project’s success from inception to deployment.

While CTO as a Service (CTOaaS) is widely offered by consulting firms, BGO Software specializes in providing CTO consulting services specifically tailored for the healthcare industry. As a healthcare technology development company, we offer industry expertise to guide your tech strategy and deliver technical solutions aligned with your business needs. Our chief technical officer ensures that technology development integrates seamlessly with business processes and compliance in healthcare organizations such as CROs, hospitals, and tech startups.

Healthcare is a highly regulated field, and our CTO services offer strategic guidance from CTO responsibilities to managing technical teams. We help you design and implement a technology roadmap that ensures your organization complies with healthcare industry standards like HIPAA, GDPR, and FDA regulations. Our proven track record in healthcare enables us to ensure your tech stack is optimized for future growth while addressing technical challenges and complex technical concepts.

CTOaaS provides a scalable solution for managing your technology investments and technology strategies. By offering project management, team management, and strategic planning, CTOaaS ensures the development teams are aligned with your business growth objectives. Unlike hiring a full-time CTO, the fractional CTO model gives companies access to specialized skills without the overhead costs, making it a cost-efficient solution.

This approach enhances project scaling by assembling technical teams that can quickly adapt to changing requirements, all while following best practices in software architecture and cloud infrastructure. By providing strategic guidance on technology solutions, CTOaaS allows you to maintain tech stack flexibility and enhance cloud computing capabilities, ensuring that your products remain competitive and future-ready.

With CTOaaS, you can leverage a technical team with varied skill sets including software development, engineering management, and cloud infrastructure expertise. CTO responsibilities include leading technology teams and conducting technical interviews to build the best development team for your project. This service also ensures that technical gaps are identified early and addressed through specialized skills and risk management.

The officer as a service model enables medium-sized enterprises and tech startups to access technology development expertise without the need for a full-time CTO. Our strategic partners help you manage your technical issues efficiently while focusing on core business activities. This outsourced CTO model also supports technical inquiries, offering technology roadmap guidance for long-term success.

The best way to initiate a CTOaaS project is to begin with a thorough understanding of your business goals and technical challenges. This allows the chief technology officer to define a technology strategy and create a tech pitch deck that outlines the technology solutions needed for business success.

A full discovery session is ideal for determining the technology stack, software architecture, and strategic planning required for your project. From there, the CTO consulting services will ensure that your technical roadmaps are in line with your business objectives and that all development processes are optimized for future growth.

Additionally, our CTO services include mentoring your tech team, supporting business growth, and ensuring that all technological advancements are implemented to achieve the full potential of your digital transformation efforts.

CTO as a Service (CTOaaS) provides medium-sized enterprises and tech startups with flexible access to a Chief Technology Officer (CTO), eliminating the need for a full-time CTO. Such a service offers technical solutions that align with business needs and support technology development and project scaling.

CTOaaS leverages industry expertise to manage complex technical concepts, define a technology roadmap, and implement tech solutions efficiently. With support from offshore CTO teams and engineering managers, companies can address technical issues like cloud computing while benefiting from strategic guidance and connections with strategic partners.

Additionally, CTOaaS keeps businesses connected to technological advancements by facilitating participation in tech events, ensuring the company’s overall business strategy and core business activities stay on track.

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