What We Do
IT leadership,
without the overhead.
Layered Grey provides senior IT advisory and targeted delivery to mid-sized organizations that need real expertise, not a retainer that sits on the shelf. We bring two decades of building IT functions from the ground up to businesses navigating growth, acquisition, or change.
Lighter layers sit further from the day-to-day work. Darker layers sit closer to it. Select a service to read more.
Advise
Independent, outside-in advice, scoped on its own.
Advisory servicesAdvisor to the IT Leader
A confidential, employer-sponsored sounding board for the person running your IT function.
A confidential, employer-sponsored sounding board for the person running your IT function, distinct from any engagement with the company itself. Explored in more depth under In Practice.
Advisory servicesAdvisor to the MSP Relationship
An independent advisor for companies whose IT runs through an MSP.
An independent advisor for companies whose IT runs through an MSP, with no one senior enough in-house to direct it or judge whether it is working.
Advisory servicesAdvisor to the Technology Spend
An independent read on what you're buying and from whom.
An independent read on what you're buying and from whom, before you're inside a vendor's sales process or committed to a technical call that may not even be the right one. Scoped as its own engagement, not the ongoing fractional role.
Direct
Setting direction and how IT operates.
Fractional servicesTechnology Strategy
Translating business goals into a technology roadmap.
Translating business goals into a technology roadmap. We help you make confident decisions about where to invest, what to retire, and how to plan for growth without overbuilding for where you are today.
Fractional servicesOperational Best Practices
The right level of process, documentation, and governance for your size of business.
Introducing the right level of process, documentation, and governance for your size of business. Guided by recognized compliance frameworks and focused on what's practical, not what looks good on paper.
Embed
Working alongside your team, including delivery, for as long as the work needs.
Fractional servicesFractional IT Leadership
Senior IT direction on a part-time or interim basis.
Senior IT direction on a part-time or interim basis. We work alongside your leadership team to set direction, manage vendors, govern spend, and make technology decisions that serve the business at the stage it is at.
Fractional servicesIT Department Build-Out
From a standing start to a fully functioning IT function.
From a standing start to a fully functioning IT function. We define the structure, advise on what skills you need, and guide your hiring decisions so the right people end up in the right roles.
Fractional servicesIT Due Diligence & Integration
Pre-close IT assessment covering technology risk, technical debt, and infrastructure fit.
Pre-close IT assessment covering technology risk, technical debt, and infrastructure fit. Post-close, we support identity consolidation, tooling alignment, and team integration through the critical first weeks of an acquisition.
Project Delivery
Oversight and delivery of critical technology initiatives.
Oversight and delivery of critical technology initiatives, cloud transitions, identity architecture, platform rollouts, and infrastructure modernization, with clear ownership from scoping through to handover. Delivery can also run inside an embedded engagement.
A conversation,
then a scope.
Most engagements begin with a short discovery conversation. The goal is to understand the business problem clearly before proposing anything.
From there, a scoped proposal reflects what the situation requires. Engagements range from a monthly retainer for ongoing leadership to a fixed fee for defined work.
If the conversation confirms a match, we move quickly. If it does not, you have lost nothing.
Common questions are answered on the FAQ page.
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