1. A method comprising: selecting a recursive transition network top level flow controller to yield a selected recursive transition network top level flow controller; selecting available reusable subdialogs below the selected recursive transition network top level flow controller to yield a selected reusable subdialogs; developing a subdialog for each application part not having an available subdialog, to yield developed subdialogs; and testing and deploying (1) a spoken dialog service using the selected recursive transition network top level flow controller, (2) the selected reusable subdialogs, and (3) the developed subdialogs.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the reusable subdialogs manage mixed-initiative conversations with a user.