Elements and Performance Criteria
- Determine resource capacity and options for use.
- Prepare and document an inventory of resource capacity.
- Undertake research on alternative and optimal use of resources according to organisation strategic plan.
- Determine feasibility of opportunities and options for efficient use of resources against local and organisational constraints and capacities.
- Undertake suitable cost-benefit analysis of each option.
- Prioritise options in consultation with appropriate personnel according to organisational strategic plan.
- Assess resource availability and current use.
- Identify and analyse relevant data on availability and current use of resources.
- Identify reliable indicators of resource usage to provide measurable data on it.
- Undertake measurement of current resource use.
- Document outcomes and make comparisons of current and potential resource use.
- Identify recommendations for improved use of resources according to the organisational strategic plan.
- Plan efficient use of resources.
- Apply outcomes of data analysis to develop a plan to promote efficient use of resources.
- Seek contribution to the plan from appropriate personnel.
- Select and document strategies to maximise and prioritise use of resources according to outcomes of cost-benefit analysis.
- Plan resource access and uses according to relevant legislation.
- Establish performance measures to enable effective evaluation of resource usage.
- Implement strategies to maximise resource usage.
- Apply identified strategies.
- Confirm expenditure is within organisational budgetary parameters and document expenditure.
- Refer requests for additional expenditure outside area of responsibility promptly.
- Inform clients and the community of changes to resource use as required to promote responsible use of resources.
- Implement recommendations for improving the efficient use of resources.
- Promote efficient use of energy and non-sustainable resources and management of waste.
- Take prompt corrective action where actual or potential significant deviations from resource-use plans are likely to have adverse effects.
- Monitor and review efficiency of resource usage.
- Maintain records of resource use and analyse data to provide measures of usage.
- Provide resource users and other interested parties with opportunities to provide feedback on resource use.
- Apply relevant performance measures and make comparisons with performance objectives to assess effectiveness of resource use.
- Apply information obtained during monitoring and review to suggest changes and modify strategies for efficient resource use.