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Resource Management

What is Resource Management?

The efficient and effective deployment of an organization's resources including personnel, budget, technology, and facilities.

Governance

Each of these is named in at least one of the same controls as resource management. The number is how many controls name both.

What the standards actually require on resource management

Requirements naming resource management across 6 standards, quoted from the control text.

Personal protective equipment is available to every worker and every participant who needs it, including when supports are delivered in participants' homes or in the community.

australia-ndis-practice-standards-and-quality-indicators::m6-6.5 · Human resource management (verification): PPE available to workers and participants →
COBIT 20193 controls

The governing body makes sure resource management principles are adopted so that business and I&T resources are put to the best use throughout their full economic life cycle. It assigns who is responsible for carrying out resource management;

cobit-2019::EDM04.02 · EDM04.02 Direct resource management →

Planning processes define operational safety and security objectives, address resource allocation and consider growth and change; the facilities, workspace, equipment, supporting services and work environment needed for safe and secure operations exist;

iata-operational-safety-audit-iosa-standards-manual::ORG 1.5 · ORG 1.5 Resource Management →

ISO 13485:2016 Section 6 (Resource Management) incorporated via §820.10. ELEMENTS: (6.1) PROVISION OF RESOURCES - determine + provide resources needed for the QMS + product realization; (6.2) HUMAN RESOURCES - competence + training + awareness;

QMSR-ISO13485-Sec6 · Resource management (ISO 13485:2016 Section 6 - incorporated via §820.10) →
IEC 624432 controls

Components must be able to limit the resources that security functions consume, so that the functions cannot exhaust the component's resources (SL 1). No enhancement.

iec-62443::CR 7.2 · Resource management →

The plan is required to cover: protective actions for life safety (6.9.2); warning, notification and communication (section 6.6); crisis communication and informing the public (section 6.5); resource management (6.8.7); and management of donations (6.8.9).

nfpa-1600-standard-on-continuity-emergency-and-crisis-management::6.9.4 · 6.9.4 Plan contents: protective actions, warnings, crisis communication, resource management and donation management →

Questions people ask about resource management

What is Resource Management?
The efficient and effective deployment of an organization's resources including personnel, budget, technology, and facilities.
Why is Resource Management important for compliance?
Resource Management is a key concept in Governance. Understanding resource management helps organizations meet regulatory requirements, reduce risk, and demonstrate due diligence during audits. Our compliance platform maps 1,016 frameworks with 316K cross-framework control mappings.
Which compliance frameworks address Resource Management?
Resource Management appears in the requirement text of Australia NDIS Practice Standards and Quality Indicators, COBIT 2019, IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) Standards Manual, FDA Quality Management System Regulation (QMSR), IEC 62443. Across these standards we have identified 18 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Resource Management?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how resource management applies across different standards and regulations. Our implementation guides provide step-by-step guidance, and the compliance platform offers AI-powered analysis of how this concept maps across 1,016 frameworks.

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