With continued support from industry, government, and regulatory bodies, and with contributions from the members of GRF’s Business Resilience Council, the Operational Resilience Framework rules will be reviewed annually and updated as required. The implementation aids in the section above will be developed, reviewed, published, and updated periodically. Products and supporting documents will be developed to simplify adoption and support implementation by organizations of any size. We are looking for support for all of these efforts. Please reach out at orf@grf.org to volunteer for our working groups.

Implementation Aid Development: This is an ongoing effort to develop templates and job aids to support the Operational Resilience Executive and the ORF implementation team within the organization through the steps to achieve operational resilience. The development effort for these aids is ongoing with the expectation for them to be released with the final draft of the ORF Rules.

Scenarios and Exercises: The ORF working group continues to develop interactive scenarios and exercises. These will be developed to show the approaches and resources that contribute to the implementation of the ORF, with an emphasis on how it strengthens the organization. There will be a wide range of these exercises and scenarios so that organizations of all sizes and shapes can relate to them and learn from them.

Operations Technology Expansion: With support from the newly launched Manufacturing ISAC, a working group will be established to expand the ORF Rules to address the concerns regarding Operational Technology (OT) Systems, Industrial Control Systems (ICS), and the Internet of Things (IoT).

Review of Materials and Continuous Improvement: The ORF is meant to be a cross-industry framework to guide any organization in the development, deployment, and maintenance of operationally resilient services. Organizations are encouraged to submit ideas and commentary, join BRC working groups, and make contributions to further this effort. If you have recommendations for tools, best practices, scenarios, or other supports that will foster adoption and ease implementation of the ORF, please send them to orf@grf.org.