<s>
It	O
is	O
called	O
feral	O
because	O
it	O
circumvents	O
existing	O
information	B-General_Concept
technology	I-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
or	O
works	O
around	O
key	O
system	B-Architecture
architecture	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
important	O
to	O
note	O
that	O
feral	B-Application
information	I-Application
systems	I-Application
are	O
considered	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
experience	O
of	O
performing	O
work	O
duties	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Feral	B-Application
information	I-Application
systems	I-Application
are	O
sometimes	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
shadow	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reasons	O
for	O
feral	B-Application
information	I-Application
systems	I-Application
include	O
:	O
poor	O
training	O
practices	O
in	O
IT	O
firms	O
,	O
inadequate	O
systems	O
,	O
complex	O
political	O
relationships	O
and	O
a	O
host	O
of	O
related	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Recent	O
research	O
has	O
linked	O
feral	B-Application
information	I-Application
systems	I-Application
to	O
poor	O
operational	O
planning	O
.	O
</s>
