Designed for institutions operating within complex, compliance-driven environments.
Institutions & Teams
Institutional Access & Team-Based Learning
Purple Sheep CPE™ is a structured, governance-aligned learning system designed to strengthen how institutions operate across research administration.
Our programs support institutions in building consistent, audit-defensible practices across teams—not just individual knowledge.
WHY INSTITUTIONS ENGAGE PURPLE SHEEP CPE™
Many institutions operate within increasingly complex regulatory environments while managing limited staffing capacity and decentralized operations. Despite these expectations, most professional development models are not designed for how institutions actually operate.
This creates:
• Inconsistent application of compliance standards
• Gaps between pre-award and post-award operations
• Recurring audit findings tied to systemic issues
• Documentation practices that do not meet audit defensibility expectations
• Over-reliance on individual knowledge rather than institutional systems
Purple Sheep CPE™ is designed to address these realities directly.
Current Availability
Purple Sheep CPE™ is being released in phases throughout 2026.
Foundational series are currently available, with additional advanced and specialized series launching on a rolling basis.
Institutional conversations allow us to align access, timing, and implementation with your organization’s needs.
WHAT THIS SOLVES
Purple Sheep CPE™ supports institutions in:
• Strengthening audit readiness across departments
• Aligning pre-award and post-award operations
• Improving documentation defensibility
• Reducing recurring compliance risk
• Building consistent institutional practice across teams
• Reinforcing governance, oversight, and accountability structures
HOW INSTITUTIONAL ACCESS WORKS
Purple Sheep CPE™ is delivered as a structured, series-based learning system designed for team implementation.
Institutional access includes:
• Series-based enrollment (not individual course purchasing)
• 12-month access for all enrolled participants
• Structured progression across foundational and advanced learning
• Applied learning and assessment for validation and documentation
• Annual content updates aligned with regulatory and compliance changes
Access is designed to support institutional consistency, not isolated learning.
RECOMMENDED STARTING POINT
Institutions new to Purple Sheep CPE™ typically begin with the Foundational Series:
• Institutional Funding & Proposal Development Series™ (Pre-Award)
• Post-Award Financial Stewardship Series™
These two series establish lifecycle alignment, strengthen coordination across teams, and create the foundation for audit-ready operations.
From this foundation, institutions may expand into audit, compliance, and advanced leadership pathways.
IMPLEMENTATION APPROACH
Purple Sheep CPE™ supports structured institutional rollout through:
• Departmental or cross-functional team enrollment
• Role-aligned participation across pre-award, post-award, and compliance functions
• Flexible pacing within a defined access period
• Integration into existing professional development strategies
Programs are designed to scale across teams while maintaining consistency in learning and application.
WHO THIS IS FOR
Purple Sheep CPE™ is designed for institutions seeking to strengthen research administration capacity across:
• Sponsored programs and research administration offices
• Pre-award and post-award teams
• Compliance and audit functions
• Institutional leadership overseeing research operations
• Cross-functional teams supporting research administration
This includes institutions operating with limited resources but held to full regulatory expectations.
POSITIONING
Purple Sheep CPE™ is not a collection of courses.
It is a structured institutional learning system designed to strengthen compliance, improve operational alignment, and support defensible research administration practices.
Built for the work no one sees. Designed for the institutions that carry it.
Institutional Labs™
On-Site & Virtual Engagements
Purple Sheep Institutional Labs™ extend beyond structured learning to support institutions through guided, application-based engagement. Institutional Labs™ are typically engaged following or alongside CPE implementation to accelerate alignment and application across teams.
While Purple Sheep CPE™ provides the structured learning system, Institutional Labs™ brings that system into practice—allowing institutions to work through real operational, compliance, and leadership challenges in a facilitated environment.
Institutional Labs™ are:
• Customized to institutional needs and structure
• Designed to address real-time challenges across teams
• Focused on application, alignment, and implementation
• Delivered on-site or virtually
Engagements are guided by Purple Sheep Learning Architects and aligned to the same governance, compliance, and operational standards reflected in CPE.
Labs may focus on:
• Pre-award and post-award alignment
• Audit readiness and compliance systems
• Documentation and operational consistency
• Leadership and decision-making structures
For institutions seeking deeper engagement, Institutional Labs™ provide a structured pathway to move from learning to implementation.
Before We Connect
If you’d like to review the full system in advance of our conversation, I recommend starting with the overview below. This will provide context for how Purple Sheep CPE™ aligns to institutional needs and implementation.
NEXT STEP
Institutional conversations are exploratory and designed to align your needs, structure, and timing with the appropriate implementation approach.
To explore institutional access, team-based enrollment, and pricing options:
👉 Start an Institutional Conversation
Or contact us to discuss implementation aligned to your institution’s needs.
