# Clause 8.3.4: Resource requirements

Determine the resources needed to implement the selected continuity solutions, considering at least people, information and data, physical infrastructure such as buildings, workplaces and facilities with their utilities, equipment and consumables, information and communication technology systems, transport and logistics, finance, and partners and suppliers.

Cloud: Resource requirements include the people who can operate the fallback, not only the infrastructure. A warm standby nobody knows how to switch to is a cold standby with a larger bill.

Evidence: Resource requirement schedule per solution covering each required resource type; Evidence the resource is available or contracted at the required quantity and time; Reconciliation between required resources and the dependencies identified in the BIA.

Test: Name the people and the access needed to invoke each strategy.

Citation: ISO 22301:2019, clause 8.3.4. Source: https://compliance.theartofservice.com/frameworks/iso-22301-2019. Last updated: 2026-10-20.