| Course | MGMT 625 Project Planning & Scheduling (MGMT625) |
|---|---|
| Credit hours | 3 |
| Program | MS in Project Management |
| Length | 8 Module/Weeks, online |
| Weeks with written work | 8 of 8 |
| Samples on this site | 8 week sample papers |
| Sources | Liberty's 2026-2027 catalog and the published MGMT 625 course guide |
| Updated | October 2026 |
What MGMT 625 covers
Wilson's chapters run in order, one or two a module, from chapter 1 in Module/Week 1 to chapter 12 in Module/Week 8, with one or two presentations each week; the PMBOK Guide supports the plan and the work breakdown structure.
Forum threads fall in Modules/Weeks 1, 3, 5 and 7 and their replies a week later; the blog is due in Module/Week 2, Test 1 in Module/Week 3, the plan in Module/Week 4, Test 2 in Module/Week 5, the work breakdown structure in Module/Week 6 and Test 3 in a final module that ends on Friday.
This course explores the area of project planning and scheduling, and is cross-referenced with PM BOK concepts. Topical coverage includes: defining the work breakdown structure, addressing work breakdown structure quality, and key considerations when creating the work breakdown structures. Coverage also includes principles and concepts of the scheduling model, best practices for scheduling, developing a project schedule, and the components of a schedule.
MGMT 625 week by week, with the sample for each
| Week | Written work in the course guide | Points | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | DB Forum 1 Thread (Course Requirements Checklist and Class Introductions also due) | 60 | Read the Week 1 sample |
| Week 2 | Self-Reflection Blog and DB Forum 1 Replies | 80 | Read the Week 2 sample |
| Week 3 | DB Forum 2 Thread (Test 1 also due) | 60 | Read the Week 3 sample |
| Week 4 | Project Management Plan (DB Forum 2 Replies also due) | 200 | Read the Week 4 sample |
| Week 5 | DB Forum 3 Thread (Test 2 also due) | 60 | Read the Week 5 sample |
| Week 6 | Work Breakdown Structure (DB Forum 3 Replies also due) | 135 | Read the Week 6 sample |
| Week 7 | DB Forum 4 Thread | 60 | Read the Week 7 sample |
| Week 8 | DB Forum 4 Replies (Test 3 also due) | 40 | Read the Week 8 sample |
Where MGMT 625 papers lose points
MGMT 625 work slips when a thread describes scheduling in general rather than one project's numbers, when a reply falls under 250 words or lacks its scholarly source, when the plan explains project management instead of planning a project, and when the WBS lists activities in time order instead of deliverables.
Using a MGMT 625 sample well
The samples draw on Wilson, the PMBOK Guide, Flyvbjerg, Flyvbjerg, Holm and Buhl, Lovallo and Kahneman, Gutierrez and Kouvelis, Globerson, Jung and Woo, Steyn, Herroelen and Leus, Vandevoorde and Vanhoucke, Lipke and colleagues, Anbari and Kwak and Anbari.
MGMT 625 questions, answered
Which textbooks does MGMT 625 use?
Randal Wilson's A Comprehensive Guide to Project Management Schedule and Cost Control, read across all eight modules, and the Project Management Institute's PMBOK Guide.
What project can the MGMT 625 plan cover?
The guide allows a construction, information technology, higher education, city government or healthcare project, and the same project carries into the Module/Week 6 work breakdown structure.
What is the largest assignment in MGMT 625?
The 200-point Project Management Plan in Module/Week 4, eight to ten pages with communication, risk and change management plans, followed by the 135-point WBS.
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