Engagements

IT leadership, priced like it should be.

Three ways to engage, each scoped to a part-time practice. Start with a fixed-scope assessment, move to ongoing advisory, or bring in a specialist for a defined project. Transparent pricing, no surprises.

IT Strategy Assessment

$1,500 · one-time

A fixed-scope diagnostic of your current IT, security, and cloud posture, delivered as a prioritized 90-day roadmap you can act on immediately, whether or not we keep working together.

  • Security & risk gap analysis
  • Cloud & SaaS license/cost audit
  • Backup & recovery posture check
  • Prioritized 90-day roadmap
  • Risk register & budget-aligned action plan
  • ~10 hours delivery, 1–2 week turnaround

Fractional CIO Retainer

$2,000 / month · ~8 hrs

Ongoing IT leadership embedded in your team: roadmap execution, vendor decisions, security program oversight, and executive advisory on demand.

  • Monthly roadmap & priority reviews
  • Vendor & contract guidance
  • Security program oversight
  • Budget planning & IT spend governance
  • Board/leadership-ready reporting
  • Senior advisory, no junior handoffs

Cloud / Security Project

$5K–$15K · per project

A defined engagement covering cloud migration planning, security remediation, or compliance readiness, delivered on a fixed scope with a clear start and finish.

Cloud modernization

  • Microsoft 365 migration planning
  • Hybrid cloud architecture
  • License consolidation & cost reduction
  • Shadow IT discovery & governance

Security & compliance

  • Security remediation roadmap
  • Identity & access hardening
  • HIPAA / SOC 2 readiness
  • Incident response planning

Crawford IT vs. a typical MSP.

Not a replacement for your MSP: a leadership layer above it. Here's how the roles differ.

Crawford IT (Fractional CIO)Typical MSP / break-fix
Strategic IT roadmapYes, owned & maintainedRarely
Budget & spend governanceYesNo
Vendor & contract guidanceYes, vendor-agnosticTied to reseller margins
Security program leadershipYesTooling only
Executive / board reportingYesNo
Day-to-day helpdesk & monitoringNo (your MSP owns this)Yes
Hands-on admin & patchingAdvisory-led onlyYes

Pricing reflects founding-client rates. Final scope and fee are set in a Statement of Work before any engagement begins.

Not sure which fits?

A 30-minute call is the fastest way to figure out whether an assessment, a retainer, or a project is right for where your business is today.

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