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Scrum is an Agile framework for managing and completing complex projects.

Implementation involves:

1. **Roles:** Defining roles like Product Owner, Scrum Master, and Development Team.
2. **Sprints:** Working in short, time-boxed iterations (Sprints), typically 2-4 weeks.
3. **Artifacts:** Using artifacts like Product Backlog, Sprint Backlog, and Increment.
4. **Events:** Conducting events such as Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, and Sprint Retrospective.
5. **Continuous Improvement:** Regularly inspecting and adapting the process based on feedback.

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The Scrum Master is a servant-leader who helps the Scrum Team follow the Scrum framework. They facilitate Scrum events (Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, Sprint Retrospective), remove impediments, protect the team from distractions, and coach the team on Agile principles and practices.

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* **Epic:** A large, high-level user story that is too big to complete in a single iteration. It's usually broken down into smaller user stories.
* **User Story:** A small, self-contained requirement that represents a valuable piece of functionality for the end-user. It follows the format: "As a [user type], I want [goal] so that [benefit]".
* **Task:** A small, actionable item that needs to be done to complete a user story. It's a technical breakdown of the work required by the development team.

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I would assess the organization's context, choose a suitable scaling framework like SAFe or LeSS based on needs, implement it incrementally with training and coaching, focusing on value delivery, and continuously inspect and adapt the implementation based on feedback and results.

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We prioritize features or tasks in an Agile sprint using a combination of factors like business value, risk, effort/size, dependencies, and urgency. Product Owner usually leads this, using techniques like MoSCoW (Must have, Should have, Could have, Won't have) or story pointing, to ensure the most valuable items are tackled first.

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Smart folders in Alfresco are virtual folders that dynamically organize content based on rules and metadata. They improve content navigation by automatically grouping related documents regardless of their physical location, making it easier to find information based on defined criteria.

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The purpose of ComSpec in AUTOSAR is to define the communication specifications for the software components, including the data types, communication patterns, and the interfaces used for exchanging messages between components.

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A timing event in AUTOSAR RTE is a mechanism that triggers the execution of specific tasks or runnable entities at defined intervals. It is configured in the RTE by defining the timing event in the RTE configuration file (usually in the ARXML format) and specifying parameters such as the period, start time, and associated runnable entities that should respond to the event.

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Aspects in Alfresco are reusable metadata bundles or behaviors that can be dynamically added to nodes (files or folders). They're used to:

* **Add extra properties:** Attach extra metadata fields (like "Classifiable" or "Geographic").
* **Add behavior/functionality:** Enable certain actions or rules (like versioning or workflow participation).
* **Categorize content:** Tag content with specific characteristics for searching and filtering.

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I have hands-on experience with DaVinci Developer for creating and managing AUTOSAR software components, using DaVinci Configurator for configuring and generating AUTOSAR XML files, and working with EB tresos for system configuration and integration of AUTOSAR modules.

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The components of IT infrastructure that should be monitored include:

1. Servers
2. Network devices (routers, switches, firewalls)
3. Storage systems
4. Applications and services
5. Databases
6. Virtual machines and containers
7. Cloud resources
8. End-user devices (desktops, laptops, mobile devices)
9. Power and cooling systems
10. Security systems and logs

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Log monitoring plays a crucial role in infrastructure monitoring by providing insights into system performance, identifying errors, detecting security threats, and ensuring compliance. It helps in troubleshooting issues by analyzing log data from various sources, allowing for proactive maintenance and quick response to incidents.

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I have worked with tools such as Nagios, Zabbix, Prometheus, Grafana, and SolarWinds.

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IT infrastructure monitoring is the process of continuously observing and managing the hardware, software, networks, and services that make up an organization's IT environment. It is important because it helps ensure system performance, identifies issues before they escalate, minimizes downtime, enhances security, and supports efficient resource management.

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Agent-based monitoring involves installing software agents on the monitored devices to collect data and send it back to the monitoring system, while agentless monitoring collects data remotely without installing any software on the devices, typically using protocols like SNMP or WMI.