Fractional CTO consulting in Kansas City

Someone technical on your side

Technology decisions affect the whole business. Jake helps Kansas City leaders evaluate options, set priorities, and keep projects moving with experienced fractional CTO and virtual CIO support.

A practical sounding board

You have a business decision. It also happens to be technical.

A vendor proposal to evaluate. A project that keeps slipping. An aging system you’re unsure how to approach. You need someone who can work through the details with you.

Jake Dubin brings more than 25 years of software and technology leadership experience to those conversations, with practical help to carry the decision forward.

Jake Dubin, founder of Transcendent Software
Jake Dubin · 25+ years building software and leading technology teams.

Where experienced guidance helps

Choose what comes next

Turn competing ideas into a practical technology roadmap, with priorities your leadership and delivery teams can work from.

Make a sound decision

Evaluate vendors, platforms, and architecture against your business needs, budget, integration requirements, and ability to support them.

Help a project move forward

Review delivery, surface risks, and help business and technical teams agree on what needs to happen next.

How we help

Start with the decision in front of you

A clear question is enough to start. We’ll agree on the scope and how much involvement makes sense.

  1. Get the context

    Understand your goals, current systems, team, and constraints.

  2. Work through the options

    Review the choices, explain the tradeoffs, and recommend a practical next step.

  3. Help follow through

    Stay involved through planning, vendor discussions, and delivery reviews as needed.

A few common questions

Questions about fractional CTO support

When does a fractional CTO make sense?

When you need experienced technical guidance on a recurring basis, with an agreed scope and level of involvement that fits your business.

Can we start with one decision or project?

Yes. A vendor review, technology choice, or project assessment can be a useful starting point. We’ll agree on the question and scope first.

Can you work with our existing IT and development teams?

Yes. We work with the people who know your systems and help connect business priorities with technical decisions and delivery.

Can you help evaluate platforms and vendors?

Yes. We review fit, cost, integration needs, delivery risk, and what your team will need to maintain the choice.

Let’s talk about your next decision

What would you like a second set of eyes on?

Bring us the proposal, the project, or the question you’ve been working through. We’ll start there.