Martin Sturgeon

Martin Sturgeon is a senior military officer, a winner of the APM Programme of the Year Award and a World Fellow of Yale University.  In a varied career extending over 25 years, he has gained a wide range of experience of professional leadership: on military operations; in Whitehall; in major national and international projects, programmes and portfolios (P3); in sponsorship and delivery roles; in the infrastructure, Defence equipment and business transformation sectors; and in a wide range of complex stakeholder settings in the UK and overseas.

Currently working in Defence Infrastructure, alongside his primary role he serves as deputy Head of Profession for P3M and Project Delivery in the Ministry of Defence. He is an active Gateway Reviewer for the Cabinet Office Infrastructure & Projects Authority (IPA).

Synopsis: 

In a rapidly changing world, how do we get Programme behaviours and values right whilst tools, techniques and frameworks evolve around us?  Drawing on examples from his experience on deployed operations and in major programmes, Martin Sturgeon will show a parallel between the Programme approach to delivery of change and the military concept of the 'Operational Art', which seeks to achieve strategic objectives through coordinated tactical activities in the most complex, changing environments.  Building on this analogy, he will give a personal perspective on several key factors that can shape behaviours, and thereby promote programme success.