Course curriculum

    1. Overview & Transcripts for Program Introduction Module

    2. Welcome & Introduction

    3. Why I Built The APM

    4. How To Use The APM

    5. How to Approach the APM Content

    6. About Caroline

    7. Join Our Community!

    8. Question Submission Link

    1. Overview & Transcripts for Module 1

    2. Welcome & Level-Setting

    3. What Is Project Management?

    4. About PMI and the PMBOK

    5. Defining Value and the Business Environment

    6. Tools to Ask Questions Rooted in Value

    7. The Project Life Cycle

    8. Fit Check: Taking Ownership

    9. Closing Out

    10. Resources & Next Steps

    1. Overview & Transcripts for Module 2

    2. Welcome & Level-Setting

    3. Concept: Stakeholders

    4. Project Initiation Overview

    5. Concept: Scope & the "Triple Constraint"

    6. The Project Manager's Role During Initiation

    7. Fit Check!

    8. Closing Out

    9. Resources & Next Steps

    1. Overview & Transcripts for Module 3

    2. Welcome & Level-Setting

    3. Project Planning Overview

    4. Choosing & Applying Project Management Methodologies

    5. Concept: The Critical Path

    6. The Project Manager's Role During Planning

    7. Fit Check!

    8. Closing Out

    9. Additional Content: Project Methodologies

    10. Resources & Next Steps

    1. Overview & Transcripts for Module 4

    2. Welcome

    3. Project Execution Overview

    4. The Project Manager's Role During Execution

    5. Tutorial: Implementing Project Management Software

    6. Fit Check!

    7. Closing Out

    8. Resources & Next Steps

    1. Overview & Transcripts for Module 5

    2. Welcome & Level-Setting

    3. Project Monitoring & Controlling Overview

    4. Student Affairs Pros: Monitoring & Controlling

    5. The Project Manager's Role during Monitoring & Controlling

    6. Deeper Dive: Risk Methodologies

    7. Fit Check!

    8. Closing Out

    9. Resources & Next Steps

About this course

  • Free
  • 79 lessons

Designed and Tailored For SA Pros

The Aspiring Project Manager is specifically designed to support Higher Ed & Student Affairs (HESA) practitioners in integrating project management principles into their student affairs work. Your background is unique... your professional development should be, too.

  • Thorough breakdown of the project management lifecycle that lets you map your HESA experience directly onto PM principles

  • Connections to frame your current work using project management concepts and vocabulary

  • Recommendations and tutorials to infuse project management principles and best practices into your student affairs role

Don't tackle your project management journey alone.

"Project management is about people"... we hear this over and over. Wouldn't it be best to learn project management... well, together? I've centered community and networking in building the Aspiring Project Manager, so that whatever your project management goals are, we can accomplish them together.

  • Access to private learning community

    Upon enrollment, gain access immediately to a private community of learners where you can ask questions, clarify concepts, and even workshop challenges coming up as you apply what you learn.

  • Monthly live webinars

    Join Caroline and other learners for monthly live webinars to network, share questions, and celebrate wins! Webinars are also uploaded to the learning platform, so you never have to worry about missing a gathering.

Testimonials

“Thank you SO MUCH for this overview. Your content is INCREDIBLE... I've been overwhelmed by getting started on this for months and I feel like I just knocked a GIANT to-do off my list this weekend... but in the most low-stress (maybe even fun!) way imaginable. THANK YOU CAROLINE!”

Kristen S

“I honestly feel like this should be required in HESA grad programs. Total game-changer.”

Nick J

Frequently-Asked Questions

  • How long do I get access?

    Your access is life-of-the-program, which means that as long as the Aspiring Project Manager exists, you have access to all course content and community resources. If I were to ever stop running the program, I would provide a year's worth of notice. Right now, I have no plans to stop running the program.

  • Does this support pivoters and non-pivoters?

    Yes. This program will support your development as a professional project manager, regardless of what your career plans are.

  • What is the format of the content?

    The lessons are delivered via audio files set to slideshows (meaning that you can listen at your computer on the go). You can also download the accompanying slides. Resources (e.g. worksheets, templates, etc) are made available as copyable Google docs.

  • Can I download a transcript of the audio files if I am Deaf or HOH?

    Yes. Get in touch with me once you join the program and I'll make sure you get what you need.

  • Does this program meet requirements for PMP or CAPM certification?

    No. This program is NOT designed as a credentialing course -- though of course everything you learn throughout it will be applicable to your eventually pursuing a PM credential, if you choose to go that route. The APM is designed to provide an understanding of project management principles and best practices, and how to apply them as a HESA professional.

  • Do you offer scholarships?

    Yes. My first recommendation is always going to be to use professional development funding to pay for the course, but if PDF is not available to you and you can't afford the course otherwise, get in touch with me. Money should never be a barrier to professional development.

Meet Caroline

Professional project manager, former HESA pro, and lifelong educator + learner

Caroline Horste, PMP, MBA, MA

Founder & Instructor

Caroline Horste is a project management professional (PMP) and a Director of Operations & Strategy at a start-up in the ed-tech space. After 9 years of working in Higher Education/Student Affairs with experience in Student Activities, Orientation, and Family Programs, she earned an MBA. The only thing she's more passionate about than project management is the idea that student affairs professionals are perfectly suited for it, and she's thrilled to be teaching current SA Pros to integrate project management skills into their professional development plans.