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Timothy Ng

Fractional CTO and technology NED

The technical decisions you cannot afford to get wrong.

When founders and boards cannot get a clear, independent view of technology delivery, cost or risk, I step in as a fractional CTO and show what is really happening and what to do next.

Tell me what you're weighing up Board and advisory

30 to 45 minutes. No pitch. If I am not the right person, I will tell you. Technology NED, advisor or fractional CTO: the role follows the situation, not the other way round.

Results

  • £3m+

    Revenue growth from seed, in under three years

    Executive operating role, working with a corporate client and their senior management team.

    Where this comes from

  • 70%

    Reduction in operational cost

    Cost reduction programme delivered as an operator, not as an advisor at arm's length.

    Where this comes from

  • 15+ yrs

    CTO and technology consultancy leadership

    Leading technology functions since before founding Scryla in 2014, as a CTO, a COO and a consultancy founder.

    Read the background

What clients say

  • “One of the best decisions we made for our company.”
    Steve KellyFounder, EntireAI
  • “He closes the communication gap between senior managers and the development team.”
    Richard GregoryNED and advisor
  • “His contributions to Tahdah Verified have been invaluable.”
    Aaron BiggsCOO, Tahdah Verified Ltd
Read the client stories

Working with

  • ClickTech
  • Entire AI
  • Grace Media
  • NowPatient
  • Mycardium
  • Ocuwell
  • Summit

Recognise any of these?

People usually come to me when…

  • Delivery keeps slipping

    Dates, scope and cost keep moving, and the only explanation comes from the people doing the work.

    How I work inside the business

  • The board cannot challenge the technology

    The numbers get challenged every month. The roadmap, the architecture and the delivery assumptions do not.

    Board and advisory work

  • Your CTO wants someone to think it through with

    A restructure, a supplier call, a large programme or an architecture decision, and a senior peer to test it against before it goes to the board.

    How I work alongside CTOs

Not sure which of those you are in? Run the technology decision risk check Twelve questions, no email required.

Fractional CTO

CTO-level judgement, without a full-time CTO

Often that means working alongside the CTO you already have, taking weight off a project, a restructure or a strategy call, rather than working over the top of them.

  • Business audits

    An honest read of where your technology stands, written so you and your board can act on it.

  • Strategy development

    A plan with sequence, cost and trade-offs named, not a wish list.

  • Coaching and mentoring

    For CTOs, COOs and their teams, and for founders growing into the technical side of the job.

  • Project delivery

    Steering projects, in-house or outsourced, when a programme needs a steady hand on it.

  • Support alongside your existing CTO

    Temporary weight off an in-post CTO: a project, a restructure, or a second opinion to test thinking against.

For boards and investors

When nobody around the table can independently challenge the technology

I sit outside the executive line and test the roadmap, the cost, the delivery assumptions and the technology risk independently of the people who built them.

  • Technology non-executive director

    A standing independent seat, with the duties and the accountability that come with it.

  • Advisor

    Senior challenge and a second view for the board, without a statutory board seat.

  • Technical diligence

    A one-off independent assessment ahead of an investment, an acquisition or a major commitment.

See board and advisory work

Independent by design

I do not run a development team that needs keeping busy and I do not take supplier referral fees. The advice does not lead to something else I need to sell you.

Tell me what you're weighing up

30 to 45 minutes. No pitch. If I am not the right person, I will tell you. I reply to everything myself, usually within a working day.

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About Scryla

Scryla is the technology consultancy of Timothy Ng, founded in 2014 and based in Manchester, UK. It is registered in England and Wales as Scryla Consultancy Ltd, company number 08891066, incorporated on 12 February 2014. Timothy works as a fractional CTO and technology non-executive director with founders, boards and investors. LinkedIn profile Companies House record Who I am

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