In today's economy, CIOs are under more pressure than ever to demonstrate the business value enabled by their technology investments. Many IT and business executives turn to performance management methodologies, such as Six Sigma and Balanced Scorecard, to measure and continually improve the performance of their investments and initiatives.

In this installment of the CIO Executive Guide, consultant Dan Merriman offers his advice on the value of implementing some type of performance management methodology to measure the continuous value of current and future IT investments. Following the expert advice is a list of additional resources to help you understand and evaluate your performance management options.