Has anyone created a project plan for their academic qualification?

Hello Sante,
I did a quasi-project plan for accomplishing my MBA. I will say that it was a relatively flexible plan in that it allowed for the adjustment of milestones (course category completions) as well as an overall schedule for completion. I think for me, as a goal oriented person, it was important to follow a plan, but not necessarily needed to be at the level of project plan. I do however find it valuable to tailor any academic plans according to certain project management principles. For example, identifying certain risks may help guide a schedule for completion.

Hi Sante, Ive done this too, sometimes on excel, othertimes just in my note book but it helps a look to keep your study plan in check .... Cheers !

Hi Sante,

I did this for my Master's and I'm now trying it with my PhD. The first attempt was to plan my Master's following a traditional waterfall approach, and it worked fine (except for the scope). I've learnt my lesson, and now I'm using a hybrid approach: waterfall for the actual research, and agile for writing the thesis (since the scope keeps on changing).

Yes me too.. for my professional courses. mainly help me alot to plan and reserve funds for my future courses.

Yes, I have planned out my activities. Nothing overly formal, just some notes, or hand-drawn overview and series of events.

Yes, I have planned during my MS, and it work nicely and helped in planning my activities