To remind me of that, I carry a stuffed toy, a small spotted dog that five-year-old Amber Mary brought me, along with a plastic bag holding a few pennies, at the end of a talk I gave in Florida.

Most projects have a dedicated requirements phase in which business analysts and consultants talk with end-users and business owners about what they want or need the system to do.

In Social Circle, she is going to talk to you and interactions aren't likely to end suddenly with no chance to pick them back up again later.