In the first part of the workshop, you customized the Project Tasks list by adding custom columns that capture baseline and actual start and finish dates for a number of tasks.

What is the value in doing this?

How would you handle a complex project that cannot be supported by a Project Tasks list in SharePoint? As you have seen, the Project Tasks list is somewhat limited; if you need to track task dependencies, take advantage of more sophisticated tools such as Microsoft Project. We will discuss this further in Chapter 8.

The Issue Tracking list is quite effective in allowing a project team to document and track project risks.

If properly configured, email messages will be sent out whenever a task or issue is assigned and/or updated.