Growing companies
You want to order and systematize your operation, but a full-time CTO is expensive and coordinating separate vendors wears you down. You add senior direction with a development team behind it, for the time you actually need.
Fractional CTO for companies and organizations
Technology leadership (fractional CTO)
One person accountable for all of your organization's technology, from strategy to building the systems, under a monthly fee. We systematize and automate your key processes without you having to build an IT department or juggle separate vendors.
Led by Peru's first CCIE and a Whitestack co-founder · 24+ years in technology
Who it's for
Two situations, one model.
One trusted person in front of your technology.
Impact and development organizations
On a tight budget, a different hire for every need is not viable. One all-in-one lead resolves strategy, systems and integrations with a single conversation and a single invoice.
What's included
Direction and development, in one fee.
A monthly fee covers direction and development, without quoting each task separately.
Technology leadership
- Strategy: what to build, in what order and what to leave out.
- A living roadmap for the organization, reviewed and updated continuously.
- Build or buy: decision criteria and selection of tools and vendors.
- Technical decision support and tracking of projects in progress.
- Conversations with each area to understand the processes and prioritize.
Execution and development
- Building the first version of the systems that systematize key processes.
- Automating the repetitive tasks of each process.
- Integrations with the systems you already use (ERP, SAP, CRM, gateways and data sources).
- The next processes we prioritize together, in the order that returns the most.
The approach
We start with the 20% of processes that concentrate most of the operational effort, in first versions that improve with use. Each system captures and connects the information of the process and automates the repetitive parts. When existing software is the better fit, we recommend and integrate it. The criterion is always what returns the most for the organization.
One accountable partner
One person in front of all your technology.
Most organizations end up coordinating several separate vendors, one for the website, another for the ERP, another for reports, with no one seeing the whole. Technology leadership puts one trusted person in front of all your technology: deciding what to build and what to buy, executing it with the MagiqApps team, and answering for the result. One point of contact, one person accountable, one roadmap.
How it scales
It grows with you, with the same lead throughout.
Direction is led by Gianpietro Lavado Chiarella, founder and director of MagiqApps. Execution is done by the MagiqApps team. When a system needs a dedicated team or exceeds the agreed monthly pace, MagiqApps staffs it for that project under a separate proposal. The service grows with you and you keep the same lead throughout.
Terms
How the relationship works.
Monthly fee
Covers direction and development within the agreed dedication.
Remote work
Virtual coordination, no subordination or fixed hours.
Monthly strategy session
With availability through the month for decisions as they come up.
Renewable quarter
The first agreement runs for three months, renewable.
Invoiced by MagiqApps
It is a service relationship between organizations.
Who leads it
Gianpietro Lavado Chiarella
Founder and director of MagiqApps
Electronic engineer (PUCP), with 24+ years in technology, from network design to executive leadership. Co-founder and CTO of Whitestack (2016 to 2022), where he led the technology strategy and helped scale the company from two people to over seventy professionals across six Latin American countries, and still sits on its board. Nearly a decade at Cisco Systems before that. He was Peru's first CCIE (Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert) and has chaired global technical groups in the open OSM project, backed by ETSI. Under his direction, MagiqApps also builds its own products, such as Vigía, its first SaaS platform, in production today.
24+
years in technology
- Peru's first CCIE
- Whitestack co-founder
- OSM · ETSI
- PUCP
Frequently asked questions
What people usually ask us.
What is a fractional CTO?
A technology director who works for your organization part-time, under a monthly fee. You get the judgment and experience of a senior CTO, with a development team behind them, for the time you actually need.
How is it different from hiring a full-time CTO?
You pay only the dedication you need and immediately add a senior track record, without the cost or commitment of a full-time hire, with a team that executes behind it.
Is it a conflict of interest for you to both direct and build?
The criterion is always what suits your organization. When existing software is the better fit, we recommend and integrate it. The value is having one trusted person accountable for the whole result, instead of splitting the decision across several vendors.
How much does a fractional CTO cost?
A monthly fee, based on the agreed dedication. The first agreement is quarterly, renewable. Let's talk and we'll propose a model tailored to your organization.
How is it invoiced?
With a MagiqApps invoice. It is a service relationship between organizations, with no employment relationship or payroll.
Do you work with nonprofits?
Yes. The all-in-one model fits impact organizations that need to resolve several technical needs with one accountable lead and a limited budget.
Do you work outside Lima?
Yes. We work remotely with organizations across Peru and LatAm.
What if I only need development?
We also build one-off custom projects. Explore our custom software development service.
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