strategy
Long-term battle plan
A strategy is the means used to achieve an objective or an approach to achieving related goals, as in an investment strategy or a strategy for product improvement.
Strategy originated as a term for planning military movements and operations in relation to warfare.
Strategy is sometimes contrasted with tactics, especially in a military context, where strategy represents the overall plan, while tactics is the deployment of weapons in personnel in a particular place.
Formal procedural framework
- philosophyStudy of fundamental truths
- principleFundamental truth or standard
- paradigmGoverning framework of thought
- heuristicPractical solving shortcut
systematic · analytical · adaptive · proactive · holistic · iterative · data-driven · evidence-based
Organized effort toward goal
- maneuverDeliberate tactical movement
- siegeEncirclement forcing surrender
- flankingAt the sides of
- ambushSurprise strike from concealment
offensive · defense · reconnaissance · fortification · warfare · battalion · infantry · artillery
Detailed technical drawing
- roadmapDetailed plan forward
- frameworkUnderlying support system
- objectivePurpose or goal
- timelineOrdered display of events
implementation · execution · coordination · preparation · contingency · milestone · actionable · prioritization
Gap or start
- endgameConcluding phase of competition
- gambitRisky opening for advantage
- checkmateInescapable capture position
- stalemateMutual obstruction preventing progress
fianchetto · zugzwang · pin · fork · skewer · sacrifice · castling · development
Occurring without processing delay
- turn-basedPlayers alternate actions
- simulationImitation of real processes
- multiplayerInvolving multiple participants
- resource managementAllocating available means efficiently
tech tree · fog of war · base building · micromanagement · APM · rush · turtle · campaign
Skill from extensive practice
- proficiencySkilled performance level
- acumenSharpness of mind
- savvyPractical shrewdness
- foresightAbility to anticipate futures
cunning · shrewdness · calculation · judgment · discernment · intuition · mastery · experience
Factor enabling market outperformance
- market sharePercentage of sector sales
- growthIncrease in size
- diversificationExpanding into varied areas
- acquisitionAct of obtaining something
branding · positioning · scaling · innovation · differentiation · synergy · benchmarking · pivot
A portion or segment
- moveChange location or act
- playerGame participant
- tokenRepresentative placeholder
- diceMarked cubes for chance
pawn · meeple · turn · victory points · resource management · drafting · bluffing · negotiation
methodology
Formal procedural framework
- philosophyStudy of fundamental truths
- principleFundamental truth or standard
- paradigmGoverning framework of thought
heuristic · systematic · analytical · adaptive · proactive · holistic · iterative · data-driven · evidence-based · agile
campaign
Organized effort toward goal
ambush · offensive · defense · reconnaissance · fortification · warfare · battalion · infantry · artillery · guerrilla
blueprint
Detailed technical drawing
timeline · implementation · execution · coordination · preparation · contingency · milestone · actionable · prioritization · phased
opening
Gap or start
- endgameConcluding phase of competition
- gambitRisky opening for advantage
- checkmateInescapable capture position
stalemate · fianchetto · zugzwang · pin · fork · skewer · sacrifice · castling · development · positional
real-time
Occurring without processing delay
- turn-basedPlayers alternate actions
- simulationImitation of real processes
- multiplayerInvolving multiple participants
resource management · tech tree · fog of war · base building · micromanagement · APM · rush · turtle · campaign · skirmish
expertise
Skill from extensive practice
- proficiencySkilled performance level
- acumenSharpness of mind
- savvyPractical shrewdness
foresight · cunning · shrewdness · calculation · judgment · discernment · intuition · mastery · experience · insight
competitive advantage
Factor enabling market outperformance
- market sharePercentage of sector sales
- growthIncrease in size
- diversificationExpanding into varied areas
acquisition · branding · positioning · scaling · innovation · differentiation · synergy · benchmarking · pivot · disruption
piece
A portion or segment
dice · pawn · meeple · turn · victory points · resource management · drafting · bluffing · negotiation · tile placement
- game playrules, scoring, turns, winning, losing
- problem-solvingproblem solving, puzzles, riddles, logic, solutions
- workplacehours, cubicle, desk job, holiday party, desk
- game nightboard games, card games, players, turns, rules
- card gamespoker, blackjack, solitaire, hearts, spades
- game mechanicslevels, rules, cooldown, points, health points
strategyimprovisation
Spontaneous, unplanned creation
spontaneity · ad-lib · extemporization · winging it · impulse
strategytactics
Methods to achieve goals
operations · execution · implementation · detail · minutiae
strategycounterstrategy
Tactic opposing another's approach
counter-strategy · counterplan · countermeasure · defense · counterattack
- strategic withdrawalCalculated military retreat
- exit strategyPreplanned departure method
- offensive strategyPlan for aggression
- strategic investmentPlanned financial commitment for future gain
- strategic positionAdvantageous location for influence
- coping strategiesTechniques for handling adversity
strategic, strategies, strategist, strategists, strategize, strategically, strategizing, strategized, strategizes