Fractional Engineering Lead

Short, fixed-scope engineering leadership improves execution reliability and technical decisions.

Led by Stefan Kroscen, a former Director of Software Engineering at Disney, working alongside existing engineering leadership.

Former Director of Software Engineering, Disney Fixed-scope engagements 1–2 days per week

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Decisions move faster with clear ownership and criteria.
Production is more predictable, with fewer late surprises and less recovery work.
The team agrees on what matters now and what can wait.

When Teams Bring Me In

This works best when the team wants to improve how work gets done.

Decisions drift without clear ownership, criteria, or risk tolerance.

Incidents repeat. Fixes treat symptoms, not causes. Systems are hard to observe.

Validation effort grows, but confidence does not. Releases rely on manual steps.

• Changes cause regressions or side effects

• The SDLC no longer fits how the team works

• Incidents repeat

• AI is in the product or workflow, and failures are hard to detect or recover from

I work one to two days a week for three months. We choose one execution issue and fix it, without changing ownership.

1

I talk with the team, review artifacts, and look at how work flows through development, testing, releases, and production.

2

We look at the options and choose one that balances impact and risk.

3

We make the change together and collect metrics to evaluate it.

This work strengthens execution without changing ownership or adding overhead.

Engagements are fixed-scope. New work begins only when a new scope is set.

I work alongside existing leadership. I do not add delivery capacity or replace managers.

Scrum or Kanban when useful. The team uses a process that fits the work.

If a fixed-scope engagement makes sense, let’s talk. We’ll review your situation and outline how the work would run.

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