Description

• Making effective use of available resources including people, information, networks and budgets
• Being aware of the financial and commercial aspects of the organisation

Self

• Using resources in ways that are efficient and minimise any adverse impact on the environment
• Using informal systems and channels of communication to inform and support objectives
• Influencing outcomes when bidding or negotiating for resources
• Aggregating, utilising and interpreting management information
• Considering cost benefit analysis implications of decisions
• Making use of information and resources gained through personal networks
• Recognising that time is cost and adjusting behaviour accordingly.

Others

• Liaising with external bodies, suppliers and other HE bodies
• Identifying the information and knowledge people need and why they need it
• Drawing on others’ knowledge, skills and experience
• Liaising outside of immediate work area to maximise use of resources within the organisation
• Deploying human resources efficiently, at the right levels and in appropriate ways
• Delegating appropriately
• Considering costs as part of the equation when planning a development.

Organisation

• Sharing good practice with other parts of the organisation
• Being mindful of responsibility to organisation and funders in using resources
• Developing cross-service collaboration and being willing to share resources
• Identifying ways in which resources can be used flexibly and imaginatively for the benefit of the whole organisation.