A metadata driven resource management method can include processing individual metadata documents to identify respective resource names and corresponding resource attributes specified within the individual metadata documents. New resource instances can be created to be managed based upon the respective resource names and the corresponding resource attributes identified within the individual metadata documents. Moreover, the new resource instances can be persisted in a resource non-specific database. Finally, individual ones of the new resource instances can be located and managed based upon the individual metadata documents. Advantageously, individual UI screens for managing selected resource instances can be generated based upon corresponding resource attributes specified within individual metadata documents used to create the selected resource instances.