Business analysts often look for the logical career paths for their role. A lot of Product Managers come from the BA ranks. The biggest things aspiring PMs need to learn are becoming more strategic in their thinking and behaviour. They tend to think more in terms of product features, the technology and execution - project milestones and release dates. While these are always very important, the shift has to be in terms of thinking in terms of the business model and value, zealous focus on the customer - their needs, how to solve, the end-user experience - being more strategic in their approach, and how they manage their own priorities and time, and learning how to effectively sell their ideas (IOW, communication skills). Needless to say that “Behind every great product manager is a great business analyst” Whether they carry the title or not, (Product owner, technical product manager and subject matter expert/SME are synonymous with business analyst.). If product managers focus on the “what & why” elements of defining solutions, BAs do the heavy lifting to figure out “how” the solutions work from a functional user perspective.