will be drawn up or will have been

[ostap77]

"The timeline for submitting a thesis will be drawn up by the end of the year."

OR

"The timeline for submitting a thesis will have been drawn up by the end of the year."

 

[emsr2d2]

They both work but it should be "The timeline for ..."

 

[ostap77]

Would the former be slightly less formal than the latter?

 

[emsr2d2]

Not in my opinion, no.