CHIEF PERFORMANCE OFFICER: Newly created position

President-elect Barack Obama today announced his selection for the role of "chief performance officer," a newly created position that will work to scrub the federal budget and reform government, according to a Democratic official.

Barack Obama has selected Nancy Killefer to be his chief performance officer.

Obama said the economic crisis "requires immediate and decisive action." He pledged to cut unnecessary spending and bring "a new sense of responsibility to Washington," as he announced Nancy Killefer as his pick to be chief performance officer.



This Position "chief performance officer" is newly created. There is a book that will give you an in sight

Chief Performance Officer: Measuring What Matters, Managing What Can Be Measured

I found this book to the point, insightful and most of all practical. I highly recommend it to technology professionals in the field of Information management.

This book is the one place to get all the information you needed for Performance Management. The author outlines how combining the traditional role of CFO and CIO, into the Chief Performance Officer can increase business value.
If you try to get this information from other books or industry analysts (ie. Gartner, Meta, Giga) there is no clear methodology on how to implement a program like this. This book offered the one-stop shopping for perormance management.
I like the short case studies in each chapter, since they drive home how people are really doing this.

Recommended chief performance officer Reading

It is a detailed enough book to get the right information, but overburdened with academic theories which can never be applied in business.
I would love to see a follow-on book for more case studies and the CPO in action.