One picture instead of spreadsheets
Key figures from Jira, cloud consoles and the CMDB flow automatically into a shared cockpit.
CTO Assistant · Assistant
Relieve IT strategy & IT governance
The CTO Assistant consolidates roadmap, budget, architecture and regulation into one overall picture and prepares decisions for management and boards.
What the CTO Assistant handles:
- Update the technology roadmap
- Steer IT budget & cloud costs
- Prepare architecture decisions
- Produce board & NIS2 reporting
- up to 58 % Automation
- 24/7 Available
- BPMN 2.0 auditable
Benefits for the CTO
How a digital worker relieves IT leadership: one overall picture, documented decisions, deadlines in view.
Decisions on record
Papers with options, costs, risks and sources – traceable for boards and auditors.
Costs visible early
Deviations in cloud, SaaS and AI spending are reported before the budget limit is reached.
Obligations in view
Deadlines from NIS2, the EU AI Act, the Cyber Resilience Act and the Data Act land in the portfolio with owners.
Typical tasks of the CTO
From the roadmap to the board report: the CTO Assistant prepares, the CTO decides.
Strategy & portfolio
- Update the roadmap from goals, demand and capacity
- Prioritise the project portfolio by value, risk and resources
- Capture technical debt and plan its reduction
- Prepare architecture decision records (ADR)
- Consolidate the application landscape (EAM)
- Quarterly reports for management and advisory board
Budget, vendors & governance
- Compare IT budget plan vs. actual and explain variances
- Allocate cloud, SaaS and AI costs by cause
- Monitor licence and contract deadlines
- Bundle DevOps key figures (DORA metrics) at team level
- Follow up regulatory deadlines (NIS2, AI Act, CRA)
- Evaluate IT team capacities in aggregate
Frameworks, systems & data
The CTO Assistant connects development, operations and cost data with the requirements of IT governance.
Governance framework
Aligned with COBIT 2019, TOGAF, ITIL 4, ISO/IEC 27001:2022 and BSI IT-Grundschutz.
Development & operations
Jira, GitHub/GitLab, ServiceNow and CMDB – used to derive DevOps key figures and portfolio status.
Costs & architecture
Cost consoles from AWS, Azure and Google Cloud, EAM tools such as LeanIX, licence and SIEM data.
Assistant · Agent · Worker
Three automation levels – matched to the task.
Digital Assistant
BPMN rule-based
Works strictly according to compliance and process rules (BPMN 2.0 & process engine) – perfect for structured rule sets and guided case handling, even in high-security areas.
Digital Agent
AI-powered
Understands unstructured data, emails and contracts via LLMs, takes over complex checks and decisions – autonomous tasks complementing existing systems.
Digital Worker
Autonomous AI orchestration
Solves whole processes autonomously and connects individual AI agents into teams – autonomous data transfer between legacy systems and web APIs, without media breaks.
How it works
Which roles & organisations?
The CTO Assistant is tailored to IT leadership – in SMEs and the public sector alike.
CTO & CIO
- Roadmap and budget at a glance
- Less manual reporting
- Preparation for advisory board and management
- Overview of vendors and licences
Public-sector IT leadership
- NIS2 evidence and reports
- Budget planning for IT projects
- Steering aligned with IT-Grundschutz
- Procurement and contract deadlines
Management & CFO
- Transparent IT costs
- Evidence of management oversight
- Decision papers with options
- Risk picture of the technology
Frequently asked questions
The most common questions about the CTO Assistant.
Does the CTO Assistant make decisions on its own?
No. It prepares options with costs, risks and sources – approval and responsibility remain with the CTO.
How high is the automation level of the CTO Assistant?
Around 58 % automation is achievable for the typical tasks of the CTO Assistant – technology and budget decisions deliberately stay with people, whom the assistant supports in a structured way.
Which systems does the CTO Assistant connect to?
Typically Jira, GitHub or GitLab, ServiceNow, CMDB, cloud cost consoles and EAM tools such as LeanIX. The integration runs via open interfaces and BPMN 2.0 processes.
How does it work with the Security and Developer Assistant?
It takes their results into the overall picture for management and triggers tasks there. It does not replace the specialist ISMS and development work.
Does the CTO Assistant support management's NIS2 obligations?
Yes. It documents the status of measures, training and reports to management and thus supports the oversight duty under NIS2 (in Germany § 38 BSIG).
Are individual employees assessed?
No. Key figures are evaluated at team and system level. Assessing the performance of individual people would be a high-risk use under the EU AI Act and is deliberately excluded.
Which regulation does the CTO Assistant keep track of?
Deadlines from NIS2, the EU AI Act, the Cyber Resilience Act and the Data Act are managed in the portfolio with owners. The legal assessment remains with the specialist department and advisers.