Talk:Stovepipe system

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Stovepipes are “systems procured and developed to solve a specific problem, characterized by a limited focus and functionality, and containing data that cannot be easily shared with other systems.” (DOE 1999)

DOE. Committee to Assess the Policies and Practices of the Department of Energy, Improving Project Management in the Department of Energy, National Academy Press, Washington, D.C., 1999, page 133.

what is the origin of the word? and how did it come to characterize inflexible, old applications?

[edit] metaphor please.

just to amplify the preceding comment. i think whenever an apparently metaphorical term is a central element of an article the metaphor should be explained (and if there actually isn't a metaphor, that should be explained too). —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 68.38.203.239 (talk) 22:11, 15 February 2007 (UTC).