The Adobe Workfront scheduling engine calculates the Planned Start Date based on multiple factors, including task dependencies, constraints, and resource availability. A primary reason for a discrepancy between an expected start date (derived from predecessors) and the actual Planned Start Date is the schedule of the primary assignee. If the primary task owner has approved time off logged in their Workfront calendar for Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, the system will automatically push the task's Planned Start Date to Friday, their next available working day.

B. A team review is a manual business process; it does not explain why the Workfront system would automatically calculate a different Planned Start Date.

C. This option describes a result, not a cause. The Planned Start Date determines when the duration and planned hours begin, not the other way around.

1. Adobe Workfront Documentation - Set the project schedule: "Workfront uses the schedule of the Primary Assignee of a task to determine the Planned Dates of the task." This confirms that the primary user's schedule

which includes time off

is the key factor. (Source: Adobe Experience League

Set the project schedule

Section: "How Workfront uses user and project schedules to generate a project timeline").

2. Adobe Workfront Documentation - Overview of time off in Workfront: "When a user has approved time off

Workfront considers them unavailable for work on tasks and issues. If a task or issue is assigned to the user during their time off

the Planned Dates of the work item are adjusted to begin on the next available work day." (Source: Adobe Experience League

Overview of time off in Workfront

Section: "How time off affects user availability and task dates").

3. Adobe Workfront Documentation - Planned Start Date overview: "The Planned Start Date is the date when Workfront determines work on a task can begin. This calculation is based on... the schedule of the primary assignee." This explicitly links the Planned Start Date calculation to the assignee's schedule. (Source: Adobe Experience League

Planned Start Date overview for tasks).