In the fall of 2016 in the Russian market there was independent professional association of development of corporate architecture – ARKA which integrated in the ranks of specialists in the field of corporate architecture of the largest Russian corporations and financial structures. The main mission of Association is a promoting of advantages of Enterprise architecture as disciplines of enterprise management, formation of the correct perception of functions and problems which are solved by corporate architecture and also the help in its development to the organizations of the different industries of the market for faster and high-quality achievement of the strategic objectives.
Leading experts on corporate architecture of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, Gazprombank, VTB Group, PJSC MTC, X5 Retail Group, Alfa-Bank, Sberbank of Russia, PJSC VimpelCom, Otkritie bank, Rosbank, Promsvyazbank, Raiffeisenbank, etc. were a part of participants of ARKA. Alexey Lebedev, the corporate architect of PJSC Bank FC Otkritie behind which shoulders work experience in the field of corporate architecture in Sberbank of Russia and CB Renessans Credit heads Association.
The strategy of ARKA is directed to establishment of permanent communication interaction between professionals by Enterprise architecture and organizations focused on strategic development, the educational institutions and service companies providing services in development of corporate architecture for the purpose of formation of uniform community for the solution of problems and tasks, important for the market, and the subsequent standardization of approaches.