A Hybrid SV-SCRUM Model: Integrating SCRUM in SV-Model

Abstract

Agile models are widely used in the software industry due to their unique features, such as quick response to requirement changes, reduced documentation and agility. SCRUM is one of the most useful agile models that offer a unique management technique to reduce the risk of rework, delay, and scheduling for a good quality product. However, the SCRUM model has certain limitations, such as lacks in engineering practice, fully depends upon customer, lacks in structured reviews. SCRUM is also in direct conflict with security engineering activity and techniques. SV-Model is a secure plan-driven method that encourages a proactive definition of security requirements. The SV-model is criticized of being inflexible and slow to respond to rapidly changing requirements. Although both models SV-Model and SCRUM contain good features and strengths but still there are improvement possibilities in these models. Keeping above mentioned context in view, this paper intends to propose a Hybrid SV-SCRUM Model by accommodating SCRUM management practices in the SV-Model to expedite product development. The biggest benefit of using SCRUM and SV-Model together is, SCRUM is an agile framework and SV-Model is a secure engineering methodology. This combination is primarily done to harness the qualities of the SV-model and reduce its weaknesses by incorporating the strengths of the SCRUM approach.