What's the difference between a CIO and CTO?

The roles are often confused, but they serve different purposes:

Chief Information Officer (CIO)
Focuses on strategic alignment of IT with business goals. Responsible for governance, policy, compliance, portfolio management, and vendor relationships. The CIO asks: "Are we investing in the right things?"

Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
Focuses on technology direction and architecture. Responsible for build vs buy decisions, technical standards, innovation, and R&D. The CTO asks: "Are we building things the right way?"

Many organisations need both perspectives. Our principal consultant has over 25 years' experience spanning enterprise architecture, solution design, digital strategy, and hands-on delivery — covering the full CIO/CTO spectrum.

How it works

We offer flexible engagement models tailored to your needs:

Retained Hours
A set number of hours per month for ongoing strategic advice, governance oversight, and executive support. Ideal for organisations that need consistent access to senior technology guidance.

Steering Committee Seat
We join your digital steering committee or IT governance board, providing independent oversight and strategic input on technology investments and initiatives.

Project-Based
Focused engagement for specific initiatives — technology strategy development, vendor selection, architecture review, or digital transformation planning.

All engagements are underpinned by our proprietary Pragmatix Digital Transformation Framework — a structured, standards-based approach to digital governance and transformation.

What we do

As your fractional CIO/CTO, we can help you:

• Develop and maintain your technology strategy and roadmap
• Ensure alignment between business goals and technology investments
• Provide governance oversight for your digital portfolio
• Guide enterprise and solution architecture decisions
• Lead vendor evaluation, selection, and relationship management
• Advise on build vs buy decisions and technology standards
• Support your leadership team with independent technology advice
• Prepare your organisation for future technology leadership

Who is this for?

CIO/CTOaaS is ideal for:

• Growing businesses that need strategic technology guidance but aren't ready for a full-time executive
• Organisations undergoing digital transformation who need experienced leadership
• Boards and executives seeking independent technology advice
• Companies between technology leaders who need interim coverage
• Not-for-profits and government bodies with limited executive budgets

Why Pragmatix?

We've led digital transformation programs worth over $300 million across healthcare, government, financial services, and not-for-profit sectors. We've been enterprise architects, solution architects, CTOs, and program leads. We've sat on both sides of the table — as consultants advising organisations and as technology executives accountable for delivery.

We don't just advise — we've done the work. That experience informs everything we do.