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Sep 20, 2024 | 
arxiv.org | Afonso Carvalho |Daniel Castro |Daniel Goncalves |Nuno C. Santos
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Sep 11, 2024 | 
eco.sapo.pt | Nuno C. Santos
Alcançar a excelência na entrega de valor dentro de uma organização é um objetivo muito procurado pelas empresas, mas nem todas conseguem atingi-la. Para chegar a esse patamar, é fundamental empoderar as pessoas e uma das formas mais eficazes de fazê-lo é através das comunidades de prática (CdP). Mas será que as CdP são suficientes ou será necessário implementar também centros de excelência (CdE)?
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Jul 1, 2024 | 
publico.pt | Nuno C. Santos
Nas últimas duas semanas assistimos a uma série de manifestações de hipocrisia que, não sendo inéditas, ganharam uma dimensão raras vezes vista na sociedade portuguesa. O clamor pela revelação de uma escuta telefónica de relevante interesse público – a intervenção do então primeiro-ministro no despedimento da CEO da TAP – multiplicou o “manifesto dos 50”, não por outros tantos, mas por muitos mais. Comentadores e analistas também responderam, com ira, à chamada.
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May 15, 2024 | 
popmatters.com | Nuno C. Santos
The reason for releasing a Best Of album varies significantly from artist to artist, label to label. Sometimes, a “Best Of” album is a near-perfect representation of a band’s work, such as Queen’s Greatest Hits (1981). Some compilations are only issued so that artists can get out of a contract with a label, for instance, the Chaos and Disorder record from 1996 by Prince (or Artist Formerly Known as Prince at the time).
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May 1, 2024 | 
popmatters.com | Nuno C. Santos
The Messthetics and James Brandon LewisImpulseThe combination of jazz and rock is nothing new; even Sting (e.g., 2003’s Sacred Love) has made a solo career blending these genres. Indeed, there is a place where otherwise seemingly disparate music genres can coalesce and thrive together. Celebrated records such as Floating Points‘ collaboration with the late great Pharoah Sanders for 2021’s Promises.
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Apr 29, 2024 | 
popmatters.com | Nuno C. Santos
Forty LoveWarner Music DenmarkWhen a band celebrates 40 years of existence, it’s an accomplishment to be recognized. Whimsical Danes D-A-D have achieved this by infusing their music with a comical sensibility without compromising their original sound. Like Jean Claude Van Damme’s character Frank in Newt Arnold’s 1988 film Bloodsport, they don’t limit themselves to one style.
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Mar 18, 2024 | 
popmatters.com | Nuno C. Santos
Invincible ShieldColumbia / EpicJudas Priest are undoubtedly one of the greatest purveyors of traditional heavy metal, Invisible Shield being their 19th studio album. From the moment groups of a certain level (Metallica, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest) announce a new release, the same is likely to be met with great expectations. K.K. Downings exited Judas Priest (he was a founding member along with Ian Hill), retiring to play golf, but his recording and touring schedule seems to prove otherwise.
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Mar 13, 2024 | 
popmatters.com | Nuno C. Santos
The Circus and the NightwhaleInsideOut MusicObserving the cover of Steve Hackett‘s The Circus and the Nightwhale, one could think this is a variation of the Jonah and the Whale allegory. It’s not immediately apparent what the whale is doing! Is it engulfing the circus tent or trying to save it? In this setting, one can perceive the circus as the walks and tribulations of living, from memories of smoggy landscapes to a bad breakup.
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Dec 21, 2023 | 
medium.com | Nuno C. Santos
As organizations started to adopt agile frameworks, there was a big shift in focusing on delivering software and less on technical documentation and specifications. Based on one of the values of the ‘Agile Manifesto’, ‘Working software over comprehensive documentation’, the specification of requirements has been reduced to as minimum as possible, if any. That was a huge misconception in organizations that adopting agile meant their projects didn’t need any documentation at all.
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Nov 17, 2023 | 
medium.com | Nuno C. Santos
Managing the backlog is not always easy, given its importance. One can't forget that the backlog is the only source of requirements for a product. Yet, it may have needs or requests from various stakeholders. The backlog is valuable in dealing with unpredictability and uncertainty. But it can also disrupt progress and the flow of value, leading to significant setbacks.
