Fractional CTO · Brisbane, QLD

Senior technology leadership, without the full-time commitment.

McBirney Terrace provides fractional CTO services to mid-market businesses — strategic technology leadership, IT transformation, and board-level technology governance, scaled to what you actually need.

Three service lines. One practice.

Each service line can stand alone or combine as the business evolves. Most clients start with IT Transformation, then move to a retained Fractional CTO arrangement.

Core offering
Fractional CTO

Ongoing strategic technology leadership embedded in your executive team — without a full-time salary.

Retained · Agreed frequency
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Entry point
IT Transformation

A fixed-term programme that builds your IT foundation from the ground up, then hands it over clean.

Day rate · 1–3 months
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Governance
Technology Advisory

Independent technology counsel for boards, audit committees, and governance structures.

Retainer · Monthly / quarterly
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Mid-market businesses where technology decisions are getting harder.

McBirney Terrace works best with companies of 50 to 500 people across one or more locations where technology is critical to operations but is not the core business.

You are growing. Technology decisions are getting harder. The gap between what your IT environment can do and what the business needs is widening.

If you're not sure which service line fits, the starting conversation is free. Most clients begin with an IT Transformation engagement to set the foundation in place.

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Typical client signals
You may be a fit if…
Technology decisions are being made by a CFO or Head of Operations who is already stretched
You're about to scale significantly and the IT environment isn't ready
The board is asking technology questions no one can confidently answer
You have outgrown ad-hoc IT management but aren't ready for a full-time CTO

Senior capability, scaled to what the business actually needs.

A fractional arrangement suits a specific situation — where the business needs senior technology leadership, but the volume of strategic work doesn't yet justify a full-time executive role. It sits alongside whatever else the business has in place.

The engagement scales with demand. More intensive during a transformation or a significant technology decision. Lighter when operations are stable. Board-level only when governance is the priority. The cost adjusts; the access to senior capability doesn't.

It's also a structure with a clean exit built in. No redundancy risk, no notice period disruption. When the work is done, the engagement ends — or continues at a lighter cadence. The business stays in control of what it needs.

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What a fractional arrangement gives you
Scales with business need — intensive during transformation, lighter when stable
Productive from day one — no ramp period, no onboarding overhead
Senior CTO-level capability at a fraction of a full-time executive cost
Clean exit built in — the business controls when and how the engagement ends
Works alongside your existing team — not a replacement for what you already have

The first conversation is free.

If the situation looks like a fit, the next step is a brief scoping discussion — no proposal, no sales process. Direct engagement, agreed terms, and we start.

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