Concept of stove pipe Insight into the functioning of a stove pipe

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.

•          Functioning:

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.