Technology leadership
A senior technology voice in the room, at the right cadence.
Fractional CIO and ICT governance support for boards and executive teams that need experienced judgement on architecture, risk, security, delivery and regulator-facing reporting — without a full-time hire.
When this matters
Founders, boards and management teams typically need this when technology risk has no clear owner, board reporting is thin, or audit and regulator-facing narratives need someone senior to author them.
Scope
What we cover.
Technology strategy
- Architecture and platform direction
- Build vs buy and vendor decisions
- Cloud cost, resilience and risk balance
- Multi-year technology roadmap
ICT governance
- Governance forums and decision rights
- Risk and control ownership
- Policy oversight and exception handling
- Audit and assurance calendar
Board & management reporting
- Plain-language technology updates
- Risk, incident and resilience metrics
- Programme and delivery reporting
- Regulator-facing narratives
Vendor & third-party oversight
- Critical supplier review
- Concentration and exit risk
- Contractual control alignment
- Ongoing monitoring routines
Cloud & security roadmap
- Cloud platform direction
- Security investment prioritisation
- Resilience and BCDR maturity
- Identity and data protection roadmap
Delivery governance
- Engineering operating model
- Delivery risk and dependency review
- Quality, security and compliance gates
- Independent challenge and pragmatic execution
What good looks like
Senior technology judgement available at the cadence the business needs — and a team that grows up around it.
- 01Technology decisions made with someone senior in the room
- 02Clear ownership across architecture, risk and delivery
- 03Board and regulator reporting that lands on the first read
- 04A roadmap engineering will actually execute
Common triggers
Why teams typically bring us in.
- No clear executive owner for ICT risk
- Board reporting is either too technical or too vague
- Vendor and cloud governance is reactive
- Delivery risk is being escalated without options
- Audit findings keep recurring
- Security work is disconnected from product delivery
Related services
Adjacent work teams often pair this with.
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Most engagements start with a short call to understand the deadline, the team and the constraints.
Bergson Limited is registered in Ireland. We are not auditors, QSAs, or legal advisers. We help technology teams produce the evidence those stakeholders need.