Alan Pelz-Sharpe is a Principal with The Real Story Group, covering and advising on ECM technologies and practices. He focuses his own research in the areas of document management, enterprise collaboration, SharePoint, and e-mail archiving.

A native of the UK but a citizen of the world, Alan is a sought-after keynote speaker, and has delivered dozens of keynotes on six continents over the past decade. In addition to his "big picture" insight, his 20+ years in the document management industry and career start as a document manager himself enable him to incorporate both first-hand insight and seasoned experience into his research, consulting, and presentations.

Prior to joining The Real Story Group in 2006, Alan was a Strategist at Wipro and VP North America for the Industry Analyst firm Ovum. He has recently advised clients such as The US Federal Reserve, Chemical Abstract Service and Nokia on their change management and document management challenges.