PCA Role in 2025

[carlos8399]

Which would be the role of the Partner Cloud Architect in 2025? PCA is not necessary at all in the indirect deals?

I'm confused about this message:

IMPORTANT - Effective 1st Jan 2025, all NEW indirect opportunities will be processed by SAP ECS CAA team. PCA's are no longer required to submit TVRF's for review. Please request the IAE's/MSE's to raise a CAA request internally. All existing opportunities handled by PCA's which have slipped into Q1 2025 can be RESUBMITTED by PCA's UNTIL 31st Jan 2025. The RESUBMISSION link will be kept active until then and the TVRF review process will be supported. PCA's should use the RESUBMISSION link to ensure continuity of their TVRF reviews. No new submissions will be accepted. Any deal that goes beyond 31st Jan 2025 will be taken over by the SAP CAA Team. A handover MUST be performed by the PCA to the SAP CAA for such deals.

Please note that ALL deals that have been processed/will be processed (until 31st Jan 2025) under the PCA model needs to be taken through to successful Sales to Delivery handover. SAP will not take over such deals.

[Necronomicon]

Retirement of Partner Cloud Architect role Effective 1st Jan 2025, all NEW indirect opportunities will be processed by SAP Enterprise Cloud Services Cloud Architect Advisor team. Partner Cloud Architects are no longer required to submit TVRF's for review. Please request the industry Account Executives/ Midmarket Sales Executive to raise a Cloud Architect Advisor request internally. All existing opportunities handled by Partner Cloud Architects which have slipped into Q1 2025 can be RESUBMITTED by Partner Cloud Architects UNTIL 31st Jan 2025. The RESUBMISSION link will be kept active until then and the Technical Viability Review Form (TVRF) review process will be supported.Partner Cloud Architects should use the RESUBMISSION link to ensure continuity of their TVRF reviews. No new submissions will be accepted. Any deal that goes beyond 31st Jan 2025 will be taken over by the SAP Cloud Architect AdvisorTeam. A handover MUST be performed by the Partner Cloud Architect to the SAP Cloud Architect Advisor for such deals. Please note that ALL deals that have been processed/will be processed (until 31st Jan 2025) under the Partner Cloud Architect model needs to be taken through to successful Sales to Delivery handover. SAP will not take over such deals. The previously qualified Partner Cloud Architects are encouraged to engage with customers on the broad presales activities including solution architecture, RISE with SAP methodology and clean core considerations.

Good news is that you can still talk about clean core 😶