Have you ever remodeled your house? Normally this includes the two main changes; that of a new kitchen and bathroom, but there is more. Especially when you have an old house and your desire to make changes in the living room is limited by the number of plugs available, or the restriction of changing the location of the washing machine because there is no water available in other rooms.
Old houses that have not been maintained for a long time will offer this scenario; You’d like to keep changeover as simple as possible, but when planning a kitchen renovation you’ll find an infrastructure that doesn’t keep up with the new demands. There is lack of sockets and not only in the kitchen, there are still some old traditional plumber water pipes, there is only one TV connection, one cable, no internet network. Well, that last one is solved with a mobile connection these days, but the rest you have to do first before finishing the pretty stuff.
When planning a business change, you’ll also likely find yourself with aging infrastructure that you need to revamp before you can implement new features.
Infrastructure is what makes your business possible. The problem with infrastructure is that no matter how much effort and money you put into it, you only get back what you use. Each infrastructure investment is only recovered by the business it generates from it. That is why the infrastructure is usually small in size when it is designed.
Back to the house.
Equipment and home appliance suppliers have also anticipated making their equipment more flexible;
There are cordless phones, wireless internet, television, and condenser dryers that you can place anywhere in the house. Just like air conditioners. But not all appliances have these flexibility options.
Bottom line. The lower, the more flexible. But it requires an investment greater than the essential minimum of a single TV, internet and cable connection. Only when you want to change will you experience that your infrastructure is not flexible enough.
Flexibility is a productive investment that you must plan for. And you have to make this investment before you can reap the benefits in the possible future.
© 2007 Hans Bool