Capable of being used or put into effect. Designed to serve a purpose without elaboration. Concerned with the production or operation of something useful. Level-headed, efficient, and unspeculative. Being actually so in almost every respect.
Solid strategy comes from intuition, imagination and practice.
In the medical profession, it is not enough for one to read material, absorb faculty lectures and take exams. Most important is the aspect of the 'student' practicing the concepts learned in the classroom and experimenting with real-life situations in order to fully appreciate what works and doesn't. Similarly, knowledge professionals are discovering that the concepts of modern management are substantially different from traditional precepts and techniques. Line item budgets are being allocated, similar to those of the technology budgets a decade ago. However, many executive are now seeking the quick fix, the silver bullet.