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BTEL -The Teleco Security Assessment story

  Chapter 1: Project Overview and Methodology This chapter introduces the project's purpose and the consulting firm's approach. It defines the nine core objectives, from identifying threats to creating a prioritized action plan. It details the assessment methodology , including the use of both automated tools and manual penetration testing. The chapter also establishes the importance of aligning the entire assessment with well-known industry standards like those from 3GPP , GSMA , and NIST , ensuring that all findings and recommendations are grounded in established best practices. Chapter 2: Threat Modeling and Vulnerability Assessment This chapter focuses on the practical execution of the security assessment. It starts with an external penetration test to simulate attacks from the internet, public Wi-Fi, and specialized signaling networks. This is followed by an internal penetration test to model threats from an insider perspective. The chapter then formalizes the process wi...

AI Procurement Agent

  The story of the procurement process  at "SteelTech Innovations" was, for a long time, a saga of organized chaos. It was a ritual that began with a simple email and ended, hours or even days later, with a single, neatly formatted document—the result of painstaking manual labor. Meet Alex, SteelTech's head of procurement. His day would begin with a dozen emails from various vendors, each carrying a different bid for the company's latest material requirement: steel frames, modules, and sleeves for a new project. The challenge was immediately apparent in the attachments. Vendor A, "Metal Dynamics," sent a professional, but dense, PDF document. The prices were listed at the bottom of a four-page technical specification, and the unit of measure was by the kilogram. Vendor B, "Global Fabrications," attached a scanned image of their handwritten quote. The UoM was per "piece," and the prices were scrawled in an ink that bled slightly on the pag...

AI HR Story - 24-hour end-to-end recruitment process using an AI recruiter

  The relentless sun of Sharjah, UAE, beat down on the sleek, glass façade of Technomak Global's regional headquarters. Inside, a different kind of heat was on. Technomak, a multinational leader in smart city infrastructure, had just secured a series of landmark contracts to digitize urban landscapes across the MENA region. The mandate was clear and daunting: they needed to hire thousands of engineers, project managers, data analysts, and field technicians —not over years, but within the next 12-18 months. Priya Sharma, the head of HR, looked at the ambitious growth targets with a mix of excitement and trepidation. Their current recruitment process, effective for a few hundred hires annually, was a manual, administrative nightmare. It would buckle under the immense pressure of hiring at this scale and speed. "Priya," said CEO Marcus Thorne, his voice resonating with urgency, "our market advantage depends on our ability to scale. Our traditional methods are too slow ...

Sample-Jira

  Backlog and Sprint Plan for Editable PDF Project This plan outlines a sample backlog and a related sprint for your Editable PDF project. Since you have three team members, A1, A2, and A3, this structure will help you organize tasks, assign responsibilities, and track progress toward a clear sprint goal . Project Backlog The project backlog is a prioritized list of all the features, fixes, and tasks needed for the Editable PDF project. Think of it as the master list of everything you want to accomplish. Theme: Core Functionality and User Experience Item ID User Story Priority Story Points Notes PBI-01 As a user, I want to upload a PDF file so that I can begin editing it. High 5 Must handle various PDF versions. PBI-02 As a user, I want to add a text field to the PDF so that I can insert custom text. High 8 Needs font, size, and color options. PBI-03 As a user, I want to add a signature field to the PDF so that I can sign the document digitally. High 8 Must support drawing and upl...

How an Agile Sprint Transformed a Tedious Task

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  From PDF to Productivity: How an Agile Sprint Transformed a Tedious Task In the world of business, efficiency is everything. Yet, many organizations still grapple with a common, time-consuming task: manually extracting data from PDF documents. This was the challenge facing our team—transforming static PDF tender documents into editable Word and Excel files, a process that was slow, prone to errors, and a drain on resources. The problem wasn't simple. PDF documents can have wildly different layouts, with complex tables, images, and formatting that make automated data extraction incredibly difficult. Instead of months of planning and a single, high-risk launch, we chose a more flexible and practical approach: the Agile sprint . Project: The project is to create a simple software tool that automates the conversion of specific PDF documents into editable Microsoft Word and Excel formats . The main goal is to reduce the time spent on manual data entry from these documents. Project Det...

Project Planning Document-1

  Here's a comprehensive planning document for your PDF conversion project, encompassing both a high-level working plan and a detailed, step-by-step execution plan based on a 3-week Agile sprint. Project Planning Document: Tender Document Conversion Tool (MVP) 1. Project Overview 🚀 Our goal is to quickly develop a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) within three weeks. This tool will automate the conversion of specific PDF tender documents into editable Microsoft Word (.docx) and Excel (.xlsx) formats. The aim is to significantly reduce manual data entry and boost efficiency for our stakeholders. 2. Working Plan: The Strategic Blueprint 🗺️ This section outlines the project's overall strategy, goals, and high-level components. It's our guiding star for the entire project. 2.1 Project Goal & Scope Our main goal is to deliver a functional MVP that accurately converts a single, specific type of simple PDF tender document into editable Word and Excel formats. In-Scope: Convers...

Agile and Jira-1

  Agile & Jira: A Quick Guide for Our Team Welcome to the team! This document is a simple guide to our project's approach. We're using a modern, flexible method called Agile and a tool called Jira to build our PDF conversion tool. 1. What is Agile and Why Do We Use It? Think of a traditional project plan like a rigid, one-time blueprint for building a house. Once you have the plan, you can't really change it. Agile is the opposite. It's about building our project in small, quick bursts called sprints . After each sprint, we get feedback from our stakeholders (S1 and S2) and then adapt our plan. This is much better for software projects because it allows us to: Adapt to change: If a requirement changes, we can easily adjust in the next sprint. Deliver faster: We'll have a working version of the tool at the end of each week. Improve constantly: We'll get regular feedback to make the tool better and better. Our project will follow a 3-week sprint schedul...