Which statement best describes the primary goal of resource management?

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Resource management aims to ensure the right resources are available when needed and used efficiently across the project. It involves planning and overseeing all resource types—financial, human, equipment, information, and time—so the project can proceed smoothly and stay on schedule and within budget. The best description is holistic planning and oversight of these varied resources, rather than focusing on just one category. Narrower options fail because they ignore other resource types or treat resource management as limited to a single domain, which would not support coordinated, optimal use of all assets the project needs.