The project team is geographically split between two time zones. Which of the following should be performed by the project manager?

Escalating to replace remote members with local ones is an extreme and often impractical measure that would disrupt the project team and ignore the benefits of diverse geographical talent.

Setting up meeting times that are fair to both locations means finding a compromise where no single group is consistently burdened with inconvenient hours. This demonstrates respect for all team members' work-life balance and encourages participation, fostering a sense of fairness and inclusion crucial for distributed teams. While not perfectly convenient for anyone, it distributes the inconvenience equitably.

Scheduling two separate meetings for each location might seem convenient locally, but it would fragment information flow, potentially lead to inconsistencies, and increase the project manager's workload significantly, making it inefficient for comprehensive discussions.

Converting traditional meetings to email updates for all interactions would severely limit real-time collaboration, discussion, and problem-solving, which are often critical for project success and team cohesion.