Industries
Four kinds of firm. The same missing seat.
The technology is different. The failure mode is not. Someone is approving tools one at a time, and nobody is paid to say no.
Law firms
A technology seat for the partnership
Partners keep approving one tool at a time. A fractional CTO separates keeping the network up from deciding what the firm should do, and starts with a written Operating Brief.
Dental and medical
Technology decisions for a clinic that is also a business
Dental and medical offices do not need another product named after a regulation. They need a clear picture of charts, imaging, vendors, and backups before the next purchase.
Manufacturing
When the plant has outgrown a closet and a spreadsheet
A fractional CTO for manufacturers who need to know which systems carry production, which are a liability, and which purchase can wait.
Service companies
Service companies collect software the way a truck collects stickers
Scheduling, invoicing, GPS, and a group text that is still the real system. A fractional CTO for service businesses that have outgrown one-app-at-a-time buying.