Turn technology spending into measurable business outcomes, growth, efficiency, and risk reduction.
Led by former enterprise CTOs, we help mid-sized companies turn technology spending into real business results.
We bring enterprise-level technology leadership to mid-sized organizations.
No sales pitch. Just clarity on priorities, risk, and next steps.
Roadmaps, prioritization, & investment decisions tied to business goals.
Stability, support, infrastructure, and vendor oversight that keep the business moving.
Security strategy and operational protection that reduce risk & improve continuity.
At Narrative Group, we help mid-market companies make technology decisions with clearer financial logic and stronger operational discipline.
Our approach goes beyond tools and support. We evaluate technology through the lens of business performance, cost structure, risk, and growth capacity.
That means helping leadership teams decide what to prioritize, what to improve, what to simplify, and what to stop funding.
From infrastructure and cybersecurity to cloud, modernization, and transformation, we bring CTO-level guidance that connects technology decisions to measurable business outcomes.
Our team brings over 25 years of executive experience helping mid-sized companies turn technology from a cost center into a source of business performance.
We start with the numbers. Then we assess how technology investments affect efficiency, risk, scalability, and operating results.
Most engagements begin with a focused IT Value Alignment Assessment that gives leadership clarity on where to invest, what to fix, and what to stop.
15-minute call. No sales pitch. Just clarity.
Most client relationships start with a focused assessment, then expand into leadership support and execution where needed.
We identify what to fund, what to fix, and what to stop based on business goals, financial pressure, and operational risk.
We define the highest-impact actions across security, reliability, infrastructure, vendors, and leadership decision-making.
Where needed, we continue with fractional CTO/CIO support, modernization planning, governance, and managed execution aligned to growth.
No obligation. Just a clearer picture of what your business needs next.
We work with mid-market leadership teams that have outgrown reactive IT and need technology to support growth, efficiency, and risk reduction.
Most clients come to us when one or more of these issues are showing up:
We connect technology decisions to cost structure, EBITDA, business performance, and growth capacity.
Our advice comes from real executive experience, not generic recommendations.
We help mid-sized companies apply stronger operating discipline without enterprise overhead.
We recommend what fits your business, not what serves a partner quota.
President & CEO | Xtiva Finanical Systems
"We never realized that our architecture was killing our GM. We lacked clarity and control over how our technology dollars were being spent, and in determining the appropriate budget for key projects. We've now re-architected our solution, which allowed us to gain visibility, predictability, and optimization across the business, each of which supported the relaunch of our flagship product."
Chief Information Officer | HomeEquity Bank
"They identified inconsistencies in governance, how our technology was being deployed, and excesses in our technology spending. We now have robust governance in place and are well on our way to delivering highly scalable, consistent, and reliable financial services platforms that will enable us to go to market with new and enhanced service offerings."
CEO Engineering Services Firm
"IT is an essential part of our structural engineering firm. But recently, they've been holding us back—we couldn't finish anything! TNG quickly developed a roadmap that prioritized what was most important for us. It enabled productivity while improving security so that we could be confident that we were productive yet protected. They standardized our infrastructure to have fewer points of failure if disaster struck. And finally, they showed us how much IT costs in a way that made sense."
Managing Director, Online Retailer
"We needed a partner who could build budgets, optimize IT spending, and lead us through a multi-year digital transformation. 70% of our IT budget was labour! With TNG, we have it back to 50/50 labour to non-labour. We are on our way to 30/70!
We can now focus on running our business!
We now have service levels and penalties for noncompliance. We have improved security and compliance with industry standards, safeguarding our customers."
CFO, Retail Store Chain
"We had a lot of challenges to overcome. IT was costing 3.5% of revenue, and the company's core applications were aging complex, and difficult to use. There were high volumes of issues in retail locations, and the business was looking for a way to improve things while setting us up for future success
The Narrative Group leveraged their proprietary methodology to identify a roadmap to evergreen their infrastructure, stabilize core applications, reduce store incidents, and charted a path toward IT spending being 1.5% of revenue within 18."
Managing Partner, Law Firm
As a small but growing employment law firm, we were drowning in disconnected systems — case files, billing, and communications were all over the place. We didn’t realize how much time we were losing to inefficient tech until TNG stepped in.
They started by reviewing our cost structure and workflows, then rebuilt our stack with the right cloud and document automation tools, and cut 40% of our software spend in the process.
Now we’re faster, more accurate, and have a clearer picture of our profitability. I no longer feel like IT is a liability — it’s become a strength.
We’ve led 50 transformation initiatives — from cloud migrations to AI pilots — helping mid-sized companies modernize with confidence and control.
We’ve partnered with over 50 growth-stage and enterprise clients across North America, delivering lasting results, not just one-off fixes.
With a core team of 30+ seasoned advisors, engineers, and strategists, we bring Fortune 100 thinking to the mid-market — without the bloat.
With a 98% client retention rate, we’re trusted for our financial clarity, hands-on support, and ability to drive measurable business performance.
