What
is a stove pipe?
Stovepipe is
used to make an ultimate interior connection that is connecting the chimney to
the appliance. It is not prepared to pass through walls and most importantly it
has no proper fittings accessible to construct a full chimney setup.
Stove piping is actually a symbolic term that
includes the function of this tool as an inaccessible vertical conduit. In
computing and engineering, the system of stove piping is a pejorative
expression because it is a system that has the capability to share
functionality or data with other systems but which does not perform like this.
The term reminds us of the image of stove pipes rising above houses, each working individually.
This
particular system is measured to be the example of an anti-pattern,
particularly found in heritage system. However, there are some cases where
stovepipe systems are measured appropriate, as it provides benefit from
vertical integration.
A stovepipe organization includes a structure
which entirely restricts the flow of information within the organization to
up-down through lines of control, preventing or inhibiting cross-organizational
communication. A stovepipe outline has to be developed in an organization
having some or all of the following characteristics:
- Very hierarchical structure with piercingly
distinct roles or areas of influence.
- Long reporting lines and narrow spans of
control
- An organized Department of information
technology, and similar functions,
especially where services are obtained departmentally rather than via a central
procurement section
- An open Culture of thought or a dictatorial
organization style.
The pattern of stovepipes can be very dangerous for a commercial organization as
it can lead the employers to the copying of effort in some other parts of the
organization and, in acute cases; it gives birth to the rivalry or competition
between diverse branches of the company.
