Strategic IT Consulting
Senior technology leadership without a full-time hire, from multi-year roadmaps and governance to a grounded, practical approach to adopting AI.
Plenty of organizations reach a point where the technology decisions matter more than the day-to-day fixes: what to invest in, what to retire, how to budget for the next few years, and which vendors to trust. Those are leadership questions, but not every organization needs, or can afford, a full-time technology executive to answer them. Strategic consulting fills that gap with experienced guidance you can bring in at the level you actually need.
We work two closely related ways. As a fractional CTO, we sit alongside your leadership team to set direction, plan budgets, document how things should work, and evaluate the vendors and systems you depend on. On the AI side, we help you cut through the noise, figuring out which tools genuinely fit your work, how to adopt them safely, and how to set policy so the benefits arrive without new risks.
In both cases the aim is the same: clear, honest advice that fits your goals and your budget, with no pressure to buy more than you need. Founder Justin Lanning brings both deep technical experience and a background in chaplaincy, so the guidance you get weighs not just the systems but the people and mission they serve.
Fractional CTO Services
Senior technology leadership, available when you need it
A fractional CTO engagement gives you a seasoned voice in the room for the decisions that shape the next several years: planning the technology roadmap, forecasting hardware and software lifecycles, writing the governance and documentation that keep things consistent, and vetting the vendors you rely on. We can also support due diligence when you’re reviewing systems ahead of a merger, acquisition, or major change.
- Technology roadmaps with three-year planning
- Infrastructure lifecycle planning and budget forecasting
- IT governance, SOPs, and documentation
- Vendor evaluation across hardware, software, cloud, and security
- IT due diligence for mergers, acquisitions, or reviews
Who it’s for: organizations with roughly 20 to 100 employees and $2M to $20M in revenue that don’t have internal IT leadership but have reached the size where technology decisions need a steady, experienced hand.
AI Strategy & Implementation
A practical path to using AI well
AI tools are changing quickly, and most of the advice out there is either hype or fear. We take a measured approach: evaluate the major platforms against the work your team actually does, weigh the cost and return before you commit, and build an adoption plan that includes training, clear usage policy, and sensible guardrails. The result is productivity gains you can trust, not a tool nobody knows how to use safely.
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- Platform evaluation across ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, Gemini, and others
- AI tool assessment for organizational fit and return on investment
- Implementation planning and staff training
- AI usage policy development and governance
- Productivity optimization through AI integration
- Hands-on workflow automation guidance
Who it’s for: teams that see the potential in AI but want a clear-eyed assessment of which tools fit, what they cost, and how to roll them out responsibly, before investing time and money.