“…In numerous studies, researchers have suggested educational leaders frequently have been prepared in programs that were not appropriate to meet their needs (Levine, 2005;Shulman, Golde, Bueschel, & Garabedian, 2006). Fortunately for educators seeking the EdD degree, more than 100 Carnegie Project on the Education Doctorate (CPED) affiliated programs have been (re)designed to better meet practicing educators' needs (Buss, Zambo, Zambo, Perry, & Williams, 2017;Hoffman & Perry, 2016;Perry, 2012Perry, , 2016Perry, Zambo, & Wunder, 2015;Zambo, Zambo, Buss, Perry, & Williams, 2014). In this essay, I have described how the CPED Frameworkthe Guiding Principles for Program Design (GPPD) and Design Concepts (DC)-has been used to (a) influence the design of Arizona State University's EdD in Leadership and Innovation program and its delivery, (b) develop our program milestones, which have served as a means to assess students' progress throughout the program, and (c) shape our courses.…”