When teaching/learning project management, how do you structure your Project Schedule? By Phases or by Deliverables.

Each phase produces specific deliverables. So when teaching I use the same approach. Starting with the inputs and outputs during each phase and integrating the WBS in with input from the team/students.

Each phase produces specific deliverables. So when teaching I use the same approach. Starting with the inputs and outputs during each phase and integrating the WBS in with input from the team/students.

"Each phase produces specific deliverables." This statement seems to imply there is a one to many relationship between a phase and the associated deliverables. In my experience, the relationship is often many to many. You may be upgrading an early deliverable in a later phase, for example. This is what many agile framework build upon.

I would also not include activities in the WBS. They belong in the schedule.

The question pertained to schedule, so activities are good - No? Agree that deliverables are often revised in either the same phase or subsequent phases. We account for this in our WBS/ Schedule, but it can get a little repetitive, especially with up to 18 sub-plans.