Site selection or lease review
Validate carrier serviceability, building access, risers, equipment-room conditions and unusual infrastructure constraints.
Review the site requirementsOffice move and facility technology guide
Office Moves, New Facilities & Infrastructure Planning
Technology delays are usually created before equipment arrives.
CompFlorida coordinates carrier lead times, pathways, equipment rooms, cabling, networks, security, AV and cutover dependencies with the occupancy schedule.
Start at the current decision point
How far has the facility progressed?
The earlier technology enters the project, the more options remain. Later engagement requires faster dependency validation and explicit contingency planning.
Design development
Define technology rooms, pathways, power, ceilings, coverage, device locations and system interfaces.
Coordinate the technology designConstruction underway
Reconcile drawings, field conditions, submittals, lead times, access and change responsibility.
Resolve construction dependenciesMove date approaching
Prioritize critical-path items, temporary services, overlap, acceptance tests and rollback decisions.
Protect the move dateOccupied renovation
Control outages, access, dust/noise restrictions, temporary operations and staged cutovers.
Plan the occupied workMulti-location rollout
Standardize repeatable requirements while managing building and provider exceptions.
Standardize the rolloutCritical path
Occupancy does not make the technology ready.
A usable facility requires multiple workstreams to converge in the correct sequence.
- Business requirements and target operating date
- Carrier availability, construction and demarcation
- Rooms, pathways, power, cooling and physical access
- Cabling, racks, network, Wi-Fi and security systems
- Applications, identity, endpoints and vendor readiness
- Testing, cutover, rollback and operating handoff
Coordinated workstreams
What the project plan must connect
Each workstream needs requirements, an accountable party, predecessors, a due date and acceptance evidence.
| Workstream | Key decisions | Typical schedule risk |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity | Carrier, bandwidth, diversity, demarcation and temporary service | Construction and building-access lead time |
| Network | Firewall, switching, Wi-Fi, addressing and standards | Equipment or configuration arrives before requirements |
| Physical layer | Copper/fiber cabling, pathways, racks and labeling | Ceilings close before field validation |
| Facility systems | Voice, AV, cameras, access control and integrations | Interfaces and ownership remain undefined |
| Power and rooms | Circuits, UPS, PDU, cooling, clearances and security | Technology assumptions conflict with facility design |
| Operations | Support, documentation, training and escalation | Installation completes without an operating owner |
Continuity planning
Protect the business during transition.
Specific uptime commitments depend on architecture, provider delivery and scope. The plan should make critical dependencies and fallback decisions explicit.
Service overlap
Determine when old and new services must operate simultaneously.
Temporary connectivity
Assess realistic interim options before the primary circuit becomes critical.
Cutover sequence
Define change windows, responsible parties, testing and communication.
Rollback authority
Name who decides whether to continue, pause or restore the prior state.
Day-one support
Prepare onsite and remote resources for exceptions after occupancy.
Handoff records
Transfer diagrams, contacts, credentials process, warranties and open issues.
Project control
What experienced operators track differently
How early should planning start?
As early as practical—ideally before lease and construction decisions remove options. Carrier and pathway constraints can affect the schedule months before cutover.
Can CompFlorida coordinate existing providers?
Yes. CompFlorida can lead or supplement the technology workstream while internal IT and incumbent providers retain their defined authority.
How are changes controlled?
Field conditions and new requirements are documented with schedule, cost and dependency impact before approval.
What proves readiness?
Agreed acceptance tests, resolved deficiencies, operational documentation and named support ownership—not installation completion alone.
Protect the opening date
Bring the address, floor plan, target date and known project parties.
CompFlorida will identify critical technology dependencies, missing ownership and the appropriate planning or coordination scope.