Performance gap analysis, often shortened to gap analysis, examines particular aspects of business for problems and suggests solutions for these problems. It is a diagnosis-oriented analysis that pinpoints where an organization or individual is NOT doing what needs to be done by comparing current conditions ...
Continue reading... The opposite of idealistic is pragmatic, a word that describes a philosophy of doing what works best.. From Greek pragma deed, the word has historically described philosophers and politicians who were concerned more with real-world application of ideas than with abstract notions.
Pragmatism is the notion that meaning or worth is determined by practical consequences. It is closely akin to utilitarianism, the belief that usefulness is the standard of what is good. To a pragmatist/utilitarian, if a technique or course of action has the desired effect, it is good.