Technology leadership for complex environments.
Independent advice, delivery and assurance for organisations where getting technology wrong has consequences. Proven in aviation. Applied wherever technology decisions carry real operational risks.
- Technology roadmaps
- Fractional CTO
- AI governance
- Integration
- Delivery assurance
- Delivery leadership
- Technology oversight
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Strategy through to execution
One independent partner from the first decision to lasting results. Every engagement follows the same four steps: Assess, Decide, Deliver, Assure.
Know what to do and why
- Technology Roadmap
- Fractional CTO
- AI Readiness & Governance
Get it done properly
- Integration & Implementation
- Delivery Assurance
- Delivery Leadership
Keep it right as you grow
- Technology Oversight
- Technology Assurance Review
Who are we?
We're Craig and Lynda Irving, and we co-founded CJI Systems in 2016. Between us we bring more than 25 years in some of the most regulated and scrutinised environments there are: aviation, financial services, insurance, government and media.
It isn't just the two of us. We work with a team of experienced people, and we're growing it, so every engagement has the right expertise with our standards and oversight behind it.
Every client to date has come through referral, and several followed us when we changed employers. We'd like to earn that same trust from you.
– Craig & Lynda
Your technology has probably grown faster than your strategy
It rarely happens all at once. Systems get added to solve today's problem, vendors multiply and compliance obligations keep rising. Whether you lead a 40-person firm or a programme inside a national organisation, you shouldn't have to carry that alone.
- A major technology investment is coming, and nobody has an independent view of the plan
- An audit, compliance review or due diligence is on the horizon
- Staff are already using AI tools, with no policy in place
- Your board is asking questions about technology risk and AI
- Vendors have multiplied, and nobody owns the big picture
- A project is heading for go-live without independent testing
Technology should give you clarity and control – not more to worry about
We give you clarity and control over the technology decisions that matter most. Independent advice, shaped by your outcomes – never by vendors. We sit above your IT provider, not instead of them.
How we work →Here's how we work together
- 1
Book a free Strategy Call
A no-obligation conversation about your technology, your obligations and what's worrying you.
- 2
Get a clear plan
Most clients start with a fixed-price Technology Roadmap. If your need is already well defined, we scope a delivery or assurance engagement directly.
- 3
Deliver it properly
We lead, integrate and independently assure the work, then keep your technology on track as you grow.
What's the cost of doing nothing?
Without CJI Systems
- Wasting time and money on the wrong technology decisions
- Your team struggling with inefficient systems
- Being exposed in an audit or compliance review
- Making decisions in the dark and carrying the stress alone
With CJI Systems
- Leading your business with confidence
- Independent assurance before anything goes live
- Technology that is aligned, secure, and helping your team perform
- Clear answers when a client, auditor, or board asks about your technology
- A team whose technical capability grows over time
Recognised for leadership
- 2026 · WinnerFuture LeaderGTIA ANZ Spotlight AwardsLynda Irving
- 2026 · Highly CommendedAdvancing Women in Technology LeadershipGTIA ANZ Spotlight AwardsLynda Irving
- 2026 · WinnerVA Leadership AwardNZ Virtual Assistant AwardsLynda Irving
Confident technology leadership without the cost of a full-time CTO
Leading a firm without a senior technology leader? A Fractional CTO gives you senior leadership on your team, part time. All for a fraction of the cost of a full-time hire.
Questions we often hear
We already have an IT provider. Do we still need you?
Keep them. We sit above your IT provider as the independent strategic layer and make sure their work aligns with your business. We never take the support contract.
We can't afford a CTO. Is this for us?
You don't need a full-time one. A Fractional CTO gives you senior technology leadership on your team, part time, for a fraction of the cost of a full-time hire.
We're not in aviation. Is that a problem?
Aviation is where our methods were proven, not where they stop. Our services are the same in every sector; we bring the compliance lens for yours.
How do we know you'll deliver?
Every client to date has come through referral. Most start with a fixed-price Technology Roadmap: a clear deliverable, a clear price and no ongoing commitment.
Let's talk
If a technology decision is keeping you up at night, start with a Strategy Call.
Book a Strategy Call