Project or Operation?
Two ways of working.One of them is yours.
A project has a start and an end. Operation is month by month. Answer six questions and see what makes more sense for your company.
Both are delivered by the same team, with the same standard.
Project
Start, middle and end
Agreed scope and timeline
Delivery with handover
Operation
Month by month
Flexible scope
Support and evolution
01
What is your moment?
Check what describes your company today.
Project
Operation
Check at least one statement.
The scale shows where your answer leans.
02
Side by side.
Project
Operation
What for
Project: Launch something with a start and an end
Operation: Keep and evolve what already exists
When
Project: Before launch
Operation: After launch
Scope
Project: Agreed in writing
Operation: Flexible, by priority
Investment
Project: Fixed value per project
Operation: Monthly, scales up and down
Delivery
Project: Prototype, stages and handover
Operation: Constant deliveries, month by month
Success
Project: Live, on the agreed date
Operation: Stable system that keeps growing
03
One leads to the other.
The most common
Project
Launch with predictability.
Operation
Keep caring and evolving.
When the system hit its limit
Operation
Stabilize and organize.
Project
Make the big delivery, with a date.
Continuity can be planned in the project itself. No rediscovering the need after delivery.
04
In practice, what goes to each one.
Goes to Project
MVP or first version
New app or system
Large integration with a date
Rebuild of a whole area
Goes to Operation
Fixes and stability
Improvements every month
Integrations and automations
Monitoring and security
AI applied to daily work
05
Companies that already chose.
Projects launched and systems that keep evolving with X‑Apps.
At Suzano we have an excellent partnership with X‑Apps in project development, now with three systems in biotechnology and two for internal demands.
Mario Del Matto
Suzano Papel e Celulose
From the portfolio
More than 200 companies, from large groups to growing businesses
Frequently asked questions
Yes. If it became continuous demand, Operation is more efficient; if a big dated delivery came up, Project. We help you spot the turn.
No. It includes improvements, integrations, automations, AI and monitoring, within the month's capacity.
Agreed. Execution is agile, with demos and sign-offs per stage; changes come in with timeline and cost control.
Yes. In the project, delivered with handover. In operation, it evolves in your repository.
Yes. It is common to operate the current system while a project builds the next version.
Still unsure? We recommend in a conversation.
Tell us your moment. We come back with the model, the first step and the compatible investment.
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