Bill manages the user experience team for Cisco's support web site and relentlessly searches for the simplest possible solution that serves the customer's needs as well as the business'. When customers come to our site with a question, we want them to find the answer every time, as quickly as possible.
Bill has been leading user-centered design and web strategy for more than a decade at both startups and Fortune 500 companies. In 1994, he joined Knight Ridder to work on the concept of a tablet newspaper. That quickly evolved into an ambitious effort to launch more than 20 newspaper websites in 1995-96 and he applied the design framework outlined in his graduate thesis to create the original newspaper network design.
Also, some personal stuff..I'm a fan of Jayhawk basketball, KC barbeque, star gazing, and hikes and bikes. I serve on the board of a couple of community organizations and carry my music library on a .5TB drive everywhere I go.
Recent Posts
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Measuring success for must-use tools Bill Skeet | 26 Oct 2011
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We have the freedom to choose most of the products and tools we use everyday, but not all of
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The Secret to Success is Failure Bill Skeet | 26 Sep 2011
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The axiom, “The road to achievement runs through hardship” is well preserved in quotes such as these:
“In the middle
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All New! The Support Home Page Bill Skeet | 27 Jun 2011
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The same research that led to the new mega-menu also led to changes on the support home page.
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Mega changes for the Support ‘MegaMenu’ Bill Skeet | 26 May 2011
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This past weekend, we updated our so-called ‘MegaMenu’ for the support website. The MegaMenu is the window that appears
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Awards Reflect a Closer Relationship With You Bill Skeet | 16 May 2011
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The premise sounds simple: Listen to users intently, gather their best thinking, and change your web support experience accordingly.
Often,
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