Licensing is a unique experience for every organization, with distinctive business goals and custom business process. More often than not, the challenge to making licensing work is far from a technical problem; it is a business integration or project management problem. To be successful, software publishers need to adopt a top down approach: defining their software licensing vision and then fine-tuning their license enforcement and management processes and technologies. Consensus must be built, processes must be defined and technology must be aligned with these objectives. This is where I come in. With over 18 years of experience building, managing, and evolving some of the world’s most complex licensing ecosystems the least I can do is share some of what I have learned! Read More