strategic
adj.adj. carefully planned to help you achieve a specific goal, especially a long-term one. It describes actions that are part of a bigger map for success.
adj. relating to the identification of long-term or overall aims and interests and the means of achieving them. Often used to describe high-level planning in military, business, or political contexts.
The company made a strategic decision to expand into Asia.
The manager placed the most experienced staff in the busiest section as a strategic move to improve customer service.
The board's strategic vision involves a complete digital transformation over the next decade to ensure the firm remains competitive in an increasingly automated global marketplace.
From Ancient Greek στρατηγικός (stratēgikós, “of or for a general", also "a treatise on strategy”), from στρατηγός (stratēgós, “the leader or commander of an army, a general”), from στρατός (stratós, “army”) + ἄγω (ágō, “I lead, I conduct”).
Typically precedes the noun it modifies; frequently collocates with 'decision', 'planning', 'move', and 'advantage'.