A management apparatus for managing executions of a management program within an information processing apparatus is disclosed. The management apparatus includes a use state acquisition means, an index value recording means, a time band selection means, and a program execution instruction means. The use state acquisition means acquires a use state of the information processing apparatus and quantifies the acquired use state into an index value. The index value recording means then records the index value for a time band. The time band selection means selects a time band where an index value indicates that the information processing apparatus has not been used at or above a predetermined reference rate, as a scheduled time band where execution of a management program on the information processing apparatus is scheduled. The program execution instruction means causes the management program to be executed on the information processing apparatus at the scheduled time band selected by the time band selection means.