Thanks for the answers everyone and apologies for the thread having a misnamed subject line. I wrote the subject line while trying to work out how to articulate my post and forgot to edit it once I had written the post.

So to summarise: to develop my skills and portfolio I should focus on how to facilitate conversation between my team members, developing a network, communication and then general project management skills such as time management, change management, etc.?

I've had (admittedly limited) experience as a producer in a couple of student projects so at a basic level I've been able to start developing most of those skills, but I was wondering what would be required in industry and what to develop further. It's good to see that a lot of the skills I've started developing already are the ones required and are the ones I need to carry into industry. One of the main things I was aware of needing to develop personally but haven't developed enough is a broad enough knowledge of each discipline so that can be one of my primary focuses to develop and learn. That and how to lead a project more as feedback from my last group project highlighted that I was too passive and while I was a facilitator, I was not really enough of a leader.

Much appreciated.

feedback from my last group project highlighted that I was too passive and while I was a facilitator, I was not a leader.

In games, that is not necessarily a bad thing. Many industries have a role like 'project manager' where that person basically owns the project, both in terms of setting a direction for it and in terms of scheduling its implementation and delivery. However, in games, the person who owns the project is rarely the person who schedules and delivers it. It varies from studio to studio but the project might be owned by a Lead Designer, or a Creative Director, or similar. In such situations, the producer doesn't own the project, but they work with the designer/director/whatever to create and follow a schedule that will see the vision delivered. Actual 'leadership' is not necessary (although some degree of assertiveness will be, especially with department heads).