Fractional & interim CTO · CIO · IT Director
Senior technology leadership for founder-led and scaling businesses where technology matters and no one senior owns it.
Building, scaling and leading businesses.
Team growth at Broadway Partners.
From early-stage investment through to private equity.
Hands-on involvement across six M&A and restructuring projects.
Built around your business
When growth starts exposing the gaps
The systems that got you started are becoming hard to manage. Your team spends too much time working around them. Suppliers offer solutions, but someone still needs to decide what matters, control the spend and make it happen.
We work with founders, executives and management teams to establish that ownership. We set priorities, lead the work and build the capability to keep moving.
What we take responsibility for
Technology that supports growth
Connect your systems, remove manual work and give your team reliable information. We turn the business plan into practical technology decisions, with clear costs and delivery priorities.
Leadership for your people and suppliers
Give your internal team experienced direction and hold suppliers accountable. We manage delivery, challenge expenditure and resolve the decisions that keep coming back to the founder.
Investment, acquisitions and business change
Understand what the business needs to deliver its plan. We assess technology and operational readiness, lead integration and restructuring, and connect investment decisions with the work required on the ground.
What we do
Practical support, with a clear idea of cost
Founders and management teams need answers without a lengthy sales process. Our indicative prices help you understand the likely budget before we speak.
Start with a defined piece of work or bring us into your leadership team on an ongoing basis. We agree the scope, responsibilities and fee before work begins.
All prices exclude VAT.
Fractional CTO / CIO / IT Director
Fractional, interim or embedded technology leadership, scaled to the days you need.
Technology Due Diligence
An independent read on technology risk and cost, for investors, acquirers, and the deal itself.
AI Strategy & Readiness
Where AI will genuinely make or save money, and whether your business is ready for it.
AI Responsibility Officer
A named owner for AI use across your business: practical rules, human review and useful work delivered with your teams.
Technology Health Check
"Show us what you've got and we'll tell you what we'd worry about." The entry-level diagnostic.
Technology Strategy & Roadmap
What to do, in what order: a practical Now / Next / Later plan, proportionate to the question.
Cyber Security & Compliance
Cyber Essentials, UK GDPR, security policies and supplier assurance. Practical support to meet requirements and keep the work on track.
Specialist services
Specialist telecoms due diligence
For investors, lenders and operators who need to understand what has actually been built, how it performs and what it will take to deliver the investment case.
Explore telecoms due diligenceOne evidence-based view
- Investment case and shareholder KPIs
- Active, passive and core networks
- Last-mile delivery and infill value
- Governance, systems and lead to cash
How we work
How we turn technology decisions into action
We identify the business problem, agree priorities and work with your team to deliver the next step.
Understand
What's the actual business problem beneath the symptoms?
Prioritise
What genuinely matters, and what can safely wait?
Decide
A clear recommendation with the trade-offs explained.
Do
Work with your team to put the plan into action.
Who you work with
Barry Weaver
A hands-on technology executive and board director with over 20 years building and scaling technology businesses. As founding CTIO he grew Broadway Partners from two people to 200+ and raised over £200m, from friends & family and EIS through to large private equity. He has rescued and scaled programmes across telecoms, ISPs, civil infrastructure and engineering, and taken technology all the way through investor scrutiny, the same scrutiny he now helps other founders prepare for.
"Significant technical delivery experience with a strategic mindset, highly recommend."
"A refreshing, pragmatic approach, delivering value quickly."
"A man of his word, high performing, with a positive outlook on life."
Transparent pricing
Technology consulting prices
Our day rate and indicative engagement costs help you plan your budget. We agree the scope and final fee before work begins.
| Service | Per day |
|---|---|
| Technology leadership and advisory | £1,100 |
Indicative; confirmed by scope.
Talk to us
Discuss your technology priorities with Barry
A short, no-pressure conversation about where you are and what you actually need, and if a full-time hire is genuinely the right answer, we'll tell you. No cost for the first call.