Fractional CTO & AI Transformation
Part-time CTO.
Full-time results.
We embed as your Fractional CTO — working shoulder to shoulder with you to turn technology into measurable business outcomes.
Your AI strategy should come from a practising CTO, not a theorist.
We understand the operations first, then architect the right response — whether that means AI, automation, a vendor selection, or a technology roadmap.
We start with the business, not the technology.
Most agencies arrive with a solution looking for a problem. We sit inside your business first.
We stay accountable — if it doesn't save you time or money, we don't do it.
Skin in the game means you get follow-through, not just slide decks.
We speak your language, not tech jargon.
We translate complexity into clear, profitable action — working beside you, not above you.
Your journey with us.
Map & Plan.
We start with discovery. Map your operations, understand the pain points, and identify where technology creates real value.
Build & Automate.
We design and deliver — from workflow automation and AI agents to vendor selection and system implementation.
Enable & Embed.
We stay to make sure it sticks. Training, adoption, capability uplift — embedded in your team, not bolted on.
Discovery Meeting
Understand the business
90-Day Sprint
Defined actions and outputs
Quarterly Planning
Refresh and recalibrate
Annual Strategy
Long-term technology roadmap
Initial quarterly commitment > monthly engagement underpinned by minimum 1x ROI
What's included.
Two layers of engagement — ongoing strategic leadership, and project-based initiatives that deliver measurable results.
Fractional CTO Retainer.
Ongoing, embedded strategic technology leadership. We become your technology voice in the room — attending leadership meetings, advising on decisions, and owning the roadmap.
Monthly strategy sessions + ad hoc advisory
Technology & AI opportunity assessment
Vendor evaluation and recommendation
AI & automation roadmap ownership
Initiative prioritisation and project scoping
Accountability to delivery milestones
AI Strategy & Roadmap
Readiness assessment, process audit, and a prioritised roadmap with timelines, costs, and expected ROI.
Workflow Automation
Identify and eliminate manual processes. Build automation that saves hours per week.
AI Agent Development
Customer-facing and internal AI agents — from chatbots to voice AI and multi-agent systems.
AI Workspace Rollout
Deploy AI workspaces for teams with governance, training, and role-specific capability uplift.
Technical Due Diligence
Evaluate tech stacks and codebases for investors or acquirers. Risk identification and remediation.
Vendor Vetting & Selection
Shortlist, evaluate, and recommend the right technology vendors or delivery partners.
Who you'll be working with.
Joshua Zhuo
Fractional CTO | Founder
Josh is an enterprise strategy and technology leader with a background in management consulting, solution architecture, and hands-on delivery across SaaS, AI, and automation. Before founding 2tandem, he led enterprise adoption across APAC for a leading SaaS platform.
His recent work includes improving operational efficiency by 15% for a 1,000-person services BPO by redesigning core workflows. He has developed technology roadmaps that reduced IT spend by 20% for a major energy utility and streamlined a national retailer's range review process, cutting time to shelf by half.
Chris Tseng
Fractional Transformation | Founder
Chris is a transformation leader with 15 years of experience across technology and business teams. He specialises in driving operational efficiency through operating model design and workflow optimisation, with a commercially grounded approach that delivers outcomes from day one.
He recently helped a major mining company eliminate $500k in operational spend within three months by digitising manual processes. Before that, he streamlined resourcing workflows across a 400-person professional services firm, delivering significant headcount savings. Chris has worked across scale-ups through to large enterprise and understands the transformation challenges each stage brings.
Let's go.
Ready to turn technology into a competitive advantage? Start with a discovery call — no pitch, no pressure, just a conversation about where your business is and where it could be.