ARETE

08/26/2026

Yesterday was 8-24 a remembrance of Kobe Bryant and his life of excellence (ARETE) and his Mamba mentality. His Oscar award says more about how we can keep growing and pursuing excellence in life. Enjoy this message. https://arete-inc.com/arete-and-the-pursuit-of-excellence-how-kobe-bryant-showed-us/

06/23/2026

A few years ago, most organizations viewed vendor management primarily as a procurement function. The process was relatively straightforward: evaluate a supplier, negotiate a contract, verify insurance coverage, and periodically review performance. Once the agreement was signed, attention shifted elsewhere.

That approach no longer works.

https://arete-inc.com/your-biggest-risk-may-not-be-inside-your-organization/

04/29/2026

Curious how to simplify compliance across multiple cybersecurity standards? Smart Template technology connects and aligns frameworks through a unified data model—eliminating duplicate effort, improving consistency, and turning fragmented assessments into a streamlined, risk-driven approach.

Automated cross-referencing transforms fragmented cybersecurity assessments into a unified, consistent, and defensible risk model reducing duplication

03/30/2026

Dive deeper into how to administer a risk register. The RAP way.

A modern enterprise doesn’t need more risk data. It needs a unified, data-driven engine that converts risk data into operational insight. That’s the difference between tracking risk and managing it.

06/30/2025

ARETE RA**ng at the AACE International conference. Michelle working the crowd, and Carlos RAP demo jockey. For a small booth we were one of the busiest, over 40 demos.

06/25/2025

Eminem is RAP's music ambassador. Lets RAP with the greatest RAPPER of all time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cbtgk20s6wA&list=RDCbtgk20s6wA&start_radio=1

06/19/2025

The Risk Assessment Profiler was busy this week at the AACE International Conference in Anaheim, CA. Over 40 demonstrations conducted in 3 days to interested Project Control professionals.

12/18/2024

Happy Holidays. We are pleased to announce that we have a new client in the North Pole.

https://arete-inc.com/how-santa-claus-uses-rap-to-manage-the-north-poles-operations/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2bm-HzF7JXw5MmcK8prA5b-oerLuIdoLCdHTrnZ6s8b7RhUf7n35HyFBQ_aem_KTlnxLVm-z4V86lsWLb1qw

Discover how Santa Claus uses RAP to manage the North Pole’s operations, tackling risks and delivering gifts to 8 billion people in one magical night.

10/17/2024

Do you know the difference between Predictive AI and Generative AI? Learn more from the blog we recently posted.

https://arete-inc.com/revolutionizing-risk-management-with-artificial-intelligence-raps-predictive-and-generative-ai-insights/?fbclid=IwY2xjawF-L-1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHXB_1QMdSQ0OQirtMiSCveYoPJqyWZqs-CSMH6ffsIeQBD_uCCk2EkKpRA_aem_ihL9-PW1QH4E3erUKWuQNQ

08/01/2024

Good information on leveraging AACE Risk Management Process by Elevating Your Risk Analysis with RAP

Many organizations engaged in capital project development use AACE's Risk Management Process as a guideline. Let's dive into it with RAP.