Project File Sync with SharePoint online across time zones

Question

We have a Project file that we have synced with an 0365 SharePoint site.  The project teams are working in US Central Time and Vladivostok Russia.  The original Project file is set up in Vladivostok time.  Users see the SharePoint Task Dates
in their local time.  However, when the project manager opens the file in Central Time Zone, the project file automatically reschedules start dates that are on Monday in Vladivostok (which start on Sunday in US Central Time) to non-weekend US Days and
then updates the SharePoint Tasks.  If the project manager in Vladivostok opens the file, more auto-scheduling occurs to move Start Dates to non-weekends in Vladivostok.
Is there anything we can do to avoid the auto-rescheduling based on the time zones that will not affect the file if we need to change the Start and Due Dates due to late starts?
Kim Frehe

Answer 1

The level of sophistication that synchronizing to a SharePoint site is minimalistic. This is a very simple collaboration scheme. AFAIK, there is nothing you can do other than to all play in the same time zone, or at least pretend to by observing the offset.
For international collaboration, Project Online would be your best answer. I suggest that you request a 30-day trial, which you can obtain from a Gold partner such as my company.
Gary Chefetz, MCITP, MCP, MVP msProjectExperts
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