legal mandate and meeting the stated values
of the organization with respect to ethics,
and applicable rules.
Given the above interpretation, I suggest
that the purpose of a governmental or
departmental/agency FM & C framework is:
To facilitate and set the boundary lines for
the planning, use and accounting of resources.
The phrase ‘and set the boundary lines’
establishes that an FM & C framework
facilitates the resource management cycle
(from planning to external reporting) within
the rules, values, and performance expectations
of the organization’s stakeholders12