Shan Leng, Author at Business Connector

Shan Leng

Shan is a seasoned Project specialist adept in building relationships and unifying teams to work towards a common goal. She has an ability to think strategically, develop and implement initiatives in alignment to business plans. Shan is experienced in establishing Steering Committees to effectively negotiate, manage expectations and influence decisions. Shan is skilled at adding structure to complex and ambiguous environments. Shan has a proven capability to deliver initiatives against business strategies through efficient and effective governance frameworks.

The Accidental Project Manager

A Project Manager is the person in charge of the planning and execution of a particular project. A project typically produces a unique product, service or result with a defined beginning and end. It is undertaken to meet unique goals and objectives, to bring about beneficial change or added value. Large enterprise and corporate organisations run hundreds of projects with ...

3 Key Project Management Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them!

As a senior project specialist with over 20 years experience in professional services, business and technology-focused roles, I’ve learnt some tricks of the trade in order to avoid classic pitfalls. Below are some of the difficulties that can arise during a project and the solutions you can employ to safely avoid them in future! 1) Lack of effective communication with ...

The Art of Project Management

How can effective project management impact your business? First of all… Do you truly understand what it is that a Project Manager does and the value they can add to a business? To put it simply, a project manager increases productivity and effectiveness and reduces risk of bad things happening to your business. “The art of project management” is really ...