Fractional CIO leadership for organizations that need clarity and momentum.
SpudGroup helps leadership teams align technology decisions to business outcomes—without hiring a full-time CIO. We bring strategy, governance, and execution focus to your IT program so you can move faster with less risk.
When SpudGroup is a fit
You’re growing—and IT is getting complex
Systems, vendors, and security expectations have outpaced the informal ways decisions used to get made
You need leadership, not just tickets
The work is bigger than day-to-day support: prioritization, governance, and accountability are the real bottlenecks.
What we do
We help leaders make better technology decisions and execute the work that matters most. The focus is simple: align IT to business priorities, reduce risk, and improve delivery quality.
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Strategy & roadmap
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Translate business priorities into a pragmatic technology plan.
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Define initiatives, sequencing, budgets, and success measures.
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Reduce “random acts of IT” with clear prioritization.
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Security & risk
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Baseline your current posture and highest-impact gaps.
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Build a right-sized security program (policies, controls, training).
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Support audits, insurance questions, and executive risk decisions.
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Delivery & program leadership
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Drive key initiatives with cadence, accountability, and visibility.
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Unblock teams and vendors to keep work moving.
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Ensure outcomes land—adoption, training, and operational readiness.
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Vendor & cost management
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Evaluate and rationalize vendors and tools.
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Create renewals discipline and negotiation leverage.
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Improve spend visibility and decision quality.
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Operating model & governance
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Clarify roles across IT, business owners, and partners.
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Establish lightweight governance and decision forums.
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Create repeatable intake, prioritization, and reporting.
Why SpudGroup
Leaders don’t need more tools—they need confidence in decisions and a steady path forward. SpudGroup provides calm, senior-level guidance with a bias toward outcomes.
Business-first, technology second
We start with outcomes, constraints, and decision quality—then choose tools that support the strategy.
Pragmatic governance
Just enough structure to drive clarity and accountability, without creating bureaucracy.
Execution discipline
Roadmaps are useless without delivery. We bring cadence, visibility, and follow-through.
What success looks like
A roadmap that leadership understands and supports
Fewer surprises: risks surfaced early with clear options
Improved delivery: priorities don’t drift, and projects land
A stronger IT operating model that scales with the business
How it works
Our process is structured but lightweight. You get the benefits of executive-level technology leadership while keeping day-to-day operations practical and focused.
1) Discovery
We start with outcomes, constraints, and decision quality—then choose tools that support the strategy.
2) Roadmap
We translate priorities into a plan: initiatives, sequencing, ownership, budgets, and what “good” looks like.
3) Execution cadence
We establish a lightweight operating rhythm: status, decisions, escalation paths, and metrics that leaders can trust.
4) Improve & mature
As delivery stabilizes, we strengthen governance, vendor management, security posture, and team enablement.
Cadence & deliverables
Executive touchpoints (weekly or biweekly) to align priorities and decisions.
A rolling roadmap with owners, dates, and measurable outcomes.
Vendor and project oversight with concise, leader-friendly reporting.
Risk management: security posture, compliance needs, and “what could go wrong.”