Hybrid subscription models that include usage are on track to grow 33% by 2018, according to MGI Research. Making the switch means implementing an agile monetization platform that can handle more complicated rules, and deliver the capabilities needed to track <&#40> and report on <&#41> usage in near real time. Fortunately, with billing moving to the cloud, it’s not as difficult as it may seem to adopt, implement, and launch an intelligent billing solution designed to meet your changing business needs.

Follow these 21 steps, broken into three manageable phases, to see what’s involved:

Strategy

1. Select the right team and partner.
2. Define your usage-based model.
3. Choose an agile monetization platform.
4. Establish a flexible, adaptive product catalog.
5. Determine a method of rating usage data.
6. Automate your revenue recognition.
7. Integrate native invoicing within your platform.

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