Virtual CIO

Strategic IT leadership,without the salary.

ICTx vCIO services give your board the IT leadership it needs — without hiring a full-time CIO. Roadmaps, governance, vendor management. All in plain English.

*A 30-minute call. No obligation, no jargon.

15+ years advising boards Specialists in Indigenous health & NFP Board-ready in weeks Plain-English IT strategy
Who it’s for

You shouldn’t have to choose between strategic IT and affordable IT.

A full-time CIO is out of reach for most mission-led organisations — but going without leaves technology decisions to whoever has capacity. ICTx gives you senior IT leadership at a fraction of the cost.

The CFO juggling IT and finance

You hold the IT portfolio on top of finance and ops, and make technology calls without a technology background.

The CEO with no in-house IT

You need someone to own technology strategy and answer to the board — without a six-figure hire.

The IT Manager who needs backup

You run the day-to-day but want senior strategy, governance and a second opinion behind you.

What you get

A senior IT partner who sits at your table.

  • A 12-month IT roadmap
  • Board-ready reporting
  • Quarterly strategy reviews
  • Vendor management
  • Compliance oversight
  • Budget planning support
  • A single escalation point for IT issues
How it works

Three engagement levels.

Light

Monthly check-in + roadmap

Pricing scoped to your size

Direction and a plan you can act on. Ideal when you have day-to-day support covered but no one owning strategy.

Most chosen

Standard

Fortnightly + board attendance

Pricing scoped to your size

Strategy plus a seat at your board table — we present the roadmap and defend the spend alongside you.

Embedded

Weekly + full IT oversight

Pricing scoped to your size

We operate as your IT leadership end to end — strategy, governance, vendors and delivery under one roof.

Book a free strategy call

*We’ll recommend the right level in your first call — confirmed pricing, no obligation.

“For the first time, I could walk into a board meeting and actually defend our IT spend. They gave us a plan, sat beside me to present it, and the hard questions stopped.”

— Director of Corporate Services, NSW peak body

Names are withheld by request. ICTx works in a sensitive sector where clients often compete for the same funding, so we never identify who we work with.

What makes our advice different

  • Independent — we won’t sell you projects you don’t need
  • Plain-English translation of tech into board outcomes
  • Roadmap grounded in PhD-led transformation research
  • 15+ years advising mission-led organisations
Get started

Book your free 30-minute strategy call.

Tell us where you’re at and we’ll talk through the right engagement level — and what board-ready IT leadership would look like for your organisation.

Good questions

Frequently asked

A managed IT provider keeps things running day to day. A vCIO sets the direction — strategy, roadmap, governance and board reporting. ICTx can do both, or just the vCIO layer alongside your existing support.

Far less than a full-time CIO. Pricing depends on the engagement level and your size, and we confirm it in your first call — no obligation, no surprises.

Yes. Many clients keep their internal team or current provider and bring us in for strategy, governance and a senior second opinion at the board level.

No long lock-ins. We earn the relationship — engagements are reviewed regularly and you can scale the level up or down as your needs change.

Usually within a couple of weeks. The first step is a free 30-minute strategy call to understand your situation and recommend the right engagement level.

ICTx acknowledges and respects the Traditional Owners & Custodians of the Lands on which we live and work, and pays respect to Elders past and present.