CTO Deception or Illusion

Intro

Rarely have we encountered content CTOs who took on other CTOs' tasks. We had the CTO legacy session earlier for this reason. There is one additional thing we think CTOs should know more about the delusion that they might be under.

When we can tell reality from illusion, rational decision-making, valuable legacy, and manageable technological debt are all much improved. And since technological developments are difficult to understand completely, illusions are easily created.

What's in it for you

• You will learn how to elevate your position at the executive management table with access to valuable tools.
• You will learn how to improve your chances of successfully completing a CTO mandate.
• You will learn how to increase the likelihood of a positive assessment during technology due diligence.
• You will learn how to enhance your level of maturity in the field of technology management.

About the host

Cornel Fatulescu is Chief Platform Officer at Pentalog. He joined the company in 2005 as an Architecture Developer, then continuously challenged his skills by taking on roles such as CTO, Project Director and Head of CTOs.

With over 23 years of experience in SaaS, two-sided markets, user-generated content and media products, he is currently leading a team of 60 engineers working on defining the technology strategy and vision at group level.

Experienced Agile Coach & Trainer, he is also a firm advocate of non-formal education and the co-founder of AgileHub, one of the most dynamic IT communities in Romania.

About Pentalog

Pentalog powers digital transformation across the product life cycle by providing companies access to world-class talent to accelerate delivery, innovation and growth.

Pentalog helps clients launch and extend digital teams. Our sweet spot is providing agile teams to digital native companies drive innovation and power growth.

We solve business problems with engineers who know their stuff and care about their work.

• A global reputation for quality, evidenced by an +80% satisfaction rate, 90% renewal rate and a 97% recommendation rate from our current clients.
• A rigorous, 6-point assessment process that combines our proprietary technical assessment platform with in-depth evaluation of inter-personal skills.
• Fast staffing, very often within 2 weeks to find a developer and 4 weeks to launch a project, drawing on more than 300,000 profiles assessed by our platform.
• Better collaboration practices that let us ramp up developers and teams without friction, optimize value delivery and pivot when needed.