Learning the Hard Way. – by laverrue via Flickr. I was completely lost when I first became interested in formal project management. I didn’t know where I should start. I also didn’t understand the lingo so I didn’t always get it all. My goal for pmStudent.com was to help others avoid the pain of trying to get into project management. I am currently working behind the scenes on some things (top secret, sorry, this information is classified!) I hope that this will help me achieve my goal of teaching project management to everyone who is interested. I have shared many of my learning experiences over the years on this blog. Now I want you to share yours so that we don’t have the same mistakes. Tell the pmStudent community about a time when you learned a lesson in project management.