// FOR CIOs
An AI advisory council for CIOs who have to defend every call.
Budget reallocation, AI adoption, vendor exits, cyber investment and board reporting — describe the decision and get three costed options, a recommended path and a tactical plan, reviewed by seven specialist advisors.
DECISIONS WE HELP WITH
Decisions sized for Chief Information Officers.
Pick a starting point — or describe your own challenge in your words. FORTE/CYBERx produces three strategic options with execution feasibility scored against your risk appetite.
Where to put next year’s IT budget
Rank run, grow and transform spend by risk reduction and business value.
Enterprise AI adoption — pilot, platform or pause
Weigh productivity upside against ISO 42001 and Privacy Act exposure.
Exit or renegotiate a strategic vendor
Model switching cost, lock-in risk and negotiating leverage.
Cyber investment the board will approve
Frame Essential Eight and APRA CPS 234 uplift in board language.
Shared services vs embedded IT
Trade off control, speed and cost for your operating model.
First 100 days as a new CIO
Sequence quick wins, risk triage and stakeholder priorities.
TRY IT NOW
Stop debating. Start deciding.
Bring one real decision you're stuck on. The council returns three strategic options in under 60 seconds.
HOW THE COUNCIL ADAPTS TO YOUR ROLE
The 7-advisor council, calibrated for you.
Every advisor detects the role signal in your challenge and adapts language and examples — without losing the rigour of their underlying framework.
Business Advisor
Turns technology options into board-level business cases.
Finance Expert
AUD cost ranges, opex/capex framing and payback windows.
Risk Strategist
Defensibility under director duties and operational-resilience rules.
People & Culture
Change readiness and capability gaps behind each option.
QUESTIONS
FAQ
What is an AI advisor for CIOs?
FORTE/CYBERx is an AI decision-support platform. A CIO describes a decision in plain English, seven specialist AI advisors analyse it from cost, risk, technology, compliance and people angles, and the Architect returns three options with a recommended path and a step-by-step plan.
Does it replace a CIO or a fractional CIO?
No. It speeds up the analysis a CIO would otherwise do alone or wait on consultants for. The CIO still owns the call; the platform makes it faster to reach and easier to defend.
Is it built for Australian organisations?
Yes. Advisors reference the ACSC Essential Eight, APRA CPS 234 and CPS 230, the SOCI Act, the Privacy Act and AICD cyber governance guidance, with costs in AUD.
OTHER ROLES
FORTE/CYBERx across the technology profession.
Security & GRC leaders
IT executives
Engineering leaders
Data & AI leaders
Cloud, DevOps & SRE leaders
Product & UX leaders
Chief Technology Officers
Chief Information Security Officers
IT Managers and Heads of IT
CEOs and company directors
Run your first mission free.
Two free missions. No credit card. Average mission resolves in under 60 seconds.