In project management, ongoing operations refer to long-term procedures or processes that are permanently executed. For example, a company might plan a project to launch a new product. A budget is set to conduct the required R&D and create the go-to-market strategy. Once these tasks are completed, they aren’t repeated. Manufacturing the product, however, is an ongoing operation with a repetitive output. Instead of adhering to a budget, production has the end goal of continually earning the business money.