Technical leadership · Marseille, France
Your outsourced CTO.Clear direction for your product.
Launching a digital product, taking over an application or looking for stronger coordination of your team and providers? STIT Consulting connects your business objectives to technical decisions and helps deliver them with the right specialists.
Interim leadership or ongoing support
The Calendly booking page is in French. Our contact form is available in English.
Fractional CTO · Outsourced technical leadership
Technical decisions aligned with your objectives.
An outsourced CTO gives your business technical leadership without immediately requiring a full-time hire. The scope and working rhythm depend on your product’s maturity, priorities and existing team.
A clear roadmap
Clarify requirements, balance new features against technical debt and set priorities that fit your resources. Every decision should support a real use case and a clear outcome.
A coordinated team
Connect architecture, web and mobile development, AI and business integrations. We work with your team and bring in the expertise needed to build and deploy the product.
A product ready to evolve
Consider operations, security and maintenance from the first decisions. Documentation and handover help your team develop the skills to take ownership.
Your situation
When can we help?
For business leaders, product owners and technical teams: support starts with the problem you face and the organisation already in place.
Launch or redesign a digital product
You are planning a business application, SaaS platform, or web and mobile product. You need a clear scope, technical approach and budget.
How we help: identify priority use cases, define a coherent first release and organise the delivery roadmap.
Make a technical investment decision
A redesign, migration or supplier proposal will commit your business. You need to understand the options before deciding.
How we help: assess the current system, compare scenarios and explain estimated costs, risks and dependencies.
Coordinate your team and external providers
The product is moving forward, but priorities conflict or nobody owns the full set of technical decisions.
How we help: clarify responsibilities, organise communication and oversee delivery with your team and partners, in French or English.
Take over an application and improve operations
An application is already running, with incomplete documentation, recurring incidents or heavy reliance on one provider.
How we help: review access, code and environments, prioritise stabilisation and plan continuity. Explore application takeover and maintenance.
Integrate AI, telephony or payments
You want to add a useful business capability while handling data, integration and operational constraints.
How we help: define the use case, assess dependencies and organise its integration into the product. Explore voice AI agents and telephony.
Manage a technical leadership transition
A technical lead is leaving, a team is taking shape or you are preparing an internal hire. Product knowledge needs to be shared.
How we help: maintain technical coordination through the transition, document decisions and prepare the handover to your future organisation.
From decisions to working documents
What you receive in practice.
Depending on the agreed scope, an engagement can include the following deliverables. The proposal specifies which ones you will receive, their level of detail and approval milestones.
A written assessment
A summary of the product, architecture, dependencies and main areas of concern, with the issues that need attention first.
A prioritised roadmap
Objectives, work packages and milestones, including dependencies and responsibilities. Features and technical debt are tied to business priorities.
Documented architecture decisions
A diagram of components and data flows, options considered, decisions made and their implications for costs, maintenance and future changes.
Shared delivery reporting
A view of scope, progress, estimated budget and blockers, together with a record of decisions and follow-up actions.
Operational preparation
Depending on the product: deployment and rollback procedures, monitoring requirements, checkpoints and an organisation for ongoing maintenance.
Documentation for handover
Guidance on code repositories, environments and procedures, with a handover and training activities suited to the team taking ownership.
From discovery to operations
How does an engagement begin?
We begin by understanding your situation and defining clear technical responsibilities. Deliverables and the working rhythm are adapted to your organisation.
Business objectives, users, architecture, team, dependencies and current challenges.
Priorities, risks, budget and measures to track progress and support decisions.
Coordinate contributors, oversee deployments and drive continuous improvement.
Documentation, training and support for an in-house technical lead or team.
A framework that fits your organisation
How do we work together?
An initial 30-minute conversation gives us your context. We then define a proposal around your objectives, product and available resources.
Focused advice and discovery
To make a decision: assess an existing system, an architecture option or a product you want to launch.
The scope is built around your question, with a written summary and agreed next actions.
Fractional CTO support
For ongoing leadership: provide technical direction to your team and coordinate the people involved.
We agree the working rhythm, communication and reporting around your needs and review them with you as the situation evolves.
Transition and delivery
To move through a key stage: take on technical leadership, organise delivery or prepare an internal handover.
The engagement can combine leadership with a delivery team. Work packages, milestones and handover conditions are defined during discovery.
- Scope and responsibilities
- We define the CTO’s remit, the people involved and the decisions that require your approval.
- Working rhythm and availability
- We agree the intervention schedule, progress reviews and remote or on-site arrangements. STIT is based in Marseille, works across France and can lead English-speaking projects.
- Budget and included work
- The proposal sets out the budget, deliverables and work covered. Development, hosting, licences and maintenance are specified according to the agreed scope; changes are discussed before work is committed.
- Team, tools and communication
- We work with your team and providers or bring in the expertise needed. Shared tools and access are organised at the start; communication can be in French or English.
- Reporting and handover
- Decisions and actions are tracked in shared documents. Documentation and handover arrangements reflect the level of autonomy you want to build.
Our work
Technical leadership on real products.
The projects featured on our site combine technical leadership and delivery across different industries.
Frequently asked questions
Choosing an outsourced CTO.
When should you engage an outsourced CTO?
When launching or redesigning a product, improving supplier coordination, taking over an application or managing a change in technical leadership. The need may be a focused assignment or ongoing support.
What deliverables will I receive?
The proposal defines them around your needs: a written assessment, prioritised roadmap, architecture diagrams, delivery reporting or handover documentation. We agree the level of detail and delivery milestones during discovery.
How are the budget and duration defined?
They depend on scope, the state of the product, your existing team and the working rhythm required. An initial conversation helps qualify the need; the proposal then sets out the budget, milestones and deliverables. Additional work is discussed before commitment.
Can you work with our existing team and providers?
Yes. We build on your existing organisation. We clarify roles, coordinate decisions and add expertise where the project needs it, with communication in French or English.
Are development and maintenance included?
CTO leadership, development and ongoing maintenance can form part of the same engagement. Their scope, team, budget and reporting arrangements are specified in the proposal.
Can you prepare the handover to an in-house CTO?
The engagement can prepare that transition by structuring responsibilities, the roadmap and documentation. We agree handover and training activities with you so your team or future technical leader can take ownership.
Do you only work in Marseille?
STIT Consulting is based in Marseille and works with businesses across France. We can also lead English-speaking projects. Remote collaboration and on-site work are agreed according to the engagement’s needs.
Your next technical decision
Let’s discuss your product and priorities.
A 30-minute conversation to introduce your situation, team and the areas where you need support.
The Calendly booking page is in French. Our contact form is available in English.