Identify the Results and Effects of the Solution
Sometimes, you will apply a fix that corrects one problem but creates another problem. Many such circumstances are hard to predictbut not always. For instance, you might add a new network application, but the application requires more bandwidth than your current network infrastructure can support. The result would be that overall network performance would be compromised.
Everything done to a network can have a ripple effect and negatively affect another area of the network. Actions such as adding clients, replacing hubs, and adding applications can all have unforeseen results. It is very difficult to always know how the changes you make to a network are going to affect the network's functioning. The safest thing to do is assume that the changes you make are going to affect the network in some way and realize that you just have to figure out how. This is when you might need to think outside the box and try to predict possible outcomes.