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The Dissertation Timeline & Project Planner Kit

For the doctoral or master's student who knows the deadline but not the plan: build the timeline, run the weeks and finish on time.

Every planning template from the workbook, ready to type into: milestone maps, a one-page Gantt and weekly sprint trackers to finish on time.

55 fillable templates + 9 reusable trackers
US Letter + A4
Instant download

$19

Buy the kit – $19 Free sample (PDF)

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Save with the Plan Your Study Bundle: this kit plus Research Question Kit and Grant Writing & Budget Planning Kit, $39 instead of $57. See the bundles

What you get

55 fillable templates + 9 reusable trackers in one fillable PDF (70 pages, 1896 fillable fields)
US Letter and A4 versions, both included
Type into the boxes and save, or print and write by hand
A clickable template map with a Done box for every template, and bookmarks

See inside

Dissertation Planner Kit: the template map: every template with a page link and a done box — The template map: every template with a page link and a Done box

Dissertation Planner Kit: a real template page: type and save, or print — A real template page: type and save, or print

Dissertation Planner Kit: a full template page from the kit — A full template page from the kit

Dissertation Planner Kit: every page comes in us letter and a4 — Every page comes in US Letter and A4

All 64 templates and trackers

1.1 Why Dissertations Overrun Self-Assessment
1.2 The Project Mindset Sheet
1.3 Your Constraints & Context Sheet
1.4 Planner Vocabulary Decoder
2.1 Dissertation Lifecycle Map
2.2 “Where Am I Now?” Locator
2.3 Phase-Deliverables Inventory
2.4 Program-Requirements & Deadlines Capture
3.1 Backward-Planning Milestone Map
3.2 Milestone-Definition Sheet
3.3 Deadline-Anchored Timeline
3.4 Working-Back Calculator
4.1 'Realistic Timeline' Reality-Check Calculator
4.2 Planning-Fallacy Adjustment Sheet
4.3 Available-Hours Audit
4.4 Plan Feasibility Verdict
5.1 Dissertation Gantt Template
5.2 Dependency Mapper
5.3 Critical-Path Highlighter
5.4 Gantt Update Routine
6.1 Weekly / Monthly Writing-Sprint Trackers (Reusable)
6.2 Milestone-to-Weekly-Tasks Breakdown
6.3 Weekly Planning & Review Ritual (Reusable)
6.4 Daily Writing-Habit Tracker (Reusable)
6.5 Monthly Goal-Setting Sheet (Reusable)
7.1 Word-Count & Chapter-Progress Dashboard (Reusable)
7.2 Milestone-Completion Tracker
7.3 Progress-Visualization Sheet (Reusable)
7.4 Win-Log & Celebration Sheet (Reusable)
8.1 Committee-Meeting Prep & Action Log
8.2 Meeting Agenda Builder
8.3 Action-Item Tracker (Reusable)
8.4 Supervisor-Expectation Alignment Sheet
8.5 Feedback-Capture & Response Log
9.1 Risk / Blocker Register
9.2 Risk-Likelihood & Impact Matrix
9.3 Mitigation & Contingency Planner
9.4 Early-Warning Indicators Sheet
9.5 Blocker-Resolution Log (Reusable)
10.1 Sustainability Check-In (Reusable)
10.2 Sustainable-Pace Planner
10.3 Energy & Well-Being Tracker (Reusable)
10.4 Burnout Early-Warning & Recovery Sheet
10.5 Support-Network Map
11.1 Slip-Diagnosis & Re-Plan Sheet
11.2 Lost-Time Recovery Planner
11.3 Scope-Adjustment Decision Sheet
11.4 Plan-Review Cadence Sheet
11.5 “Behind but Not Beaten” Reframe
12.1 Final-Push Planning Sheet
12.2 Full-Draft-to-Submission Tracker
12.3 Submission Logistics Checklist
12.4 Defense Handoff & Next-Steps Map
12.5 Completion Celebration & Reflection
12.6 Supervisor's Planning-Partnership Kit
D.1 Whole-Project Gantt Grid
D.2 Weekly Sprint Spread
D.3 Monthly Goal Sheet
D.4 Progress Dashboard
D.5 Win Log
D.6 Cumulative Progress Chart
D.7 Sustainability Check-In
D.8 Action-Item Tracker
D.9 Blocker-Resolution Log

Every template page gives you

Its purpose and how long it takes
Short steps on how to fill it in
Fillable boxes sized for real answers
The output it produces
A supervisor sign-off line
Where to find the completed example in the workbook

How to use it

Open the PDF in a free PDF reader app that supports fillable forms (Adobe Acrobat Reader is free and works best). Some phone and browser viewers do not save typed answers.
Click a box and type. Save often: your answers stay in the file.

The kit and the workbook

The kit gives you the tools. The Dissertation Timeline & Project Planner Workbook teaches the method: it explains every template and shows a completed example of each one. If this is your first time, start with the workbook.

Questions

How do I get the files?

Checkout is on Payhip, our store. Straight after payment you can download both PDFs, and Payhip emails you the link too. You can download them again from the same link later.

Can I type into the pages?

Yes. Open the PDF in a free PDF reader app that supports fillable forms (Adobe Acrobat Reader is free and works best), type into the boxes and save. Some phone and browser viewers do not save typed answers.

US Letter or A4?

Both are included in every purchase.

Is this the same as the workbook?

No. The kit has every fill-in template from The Dissertation Timeline & Project Planner Workbook, ready to type into. The workbook adds the teaching and a completed example of every template.

What if a file does not open?

Digital files cannot be returned once downloaded, but if a file does not open or something is wrong with it, email [email protected] and we will fix it or refund you.

Can my class or research group use it?

Each purchase is for one person. For a class or research group, email [email protected] about a group licence.

The Dissertation Timeline & Project Planner Kit

55 fillable templates + 9 reusable trackers, US Letter and A4, $19.

Buy the kit – $19 Or get every kit: $99

Licence: For the buyer's own use. Every page is stamped with the buyer's email and the purchase date. Please do not share or resell the files. For a class or research group, ask about a group licence.

By Rafiq Muhammad, MD, MIHMEP, PhD. The templates were drafted with the help of AI tools and written, checked and laid out by the author.