Market entry prioritization: Business case assumptions and research pack

An evidence-led research pack for strategy and growth teams prioritizing new markets. It sets out the inputs, a repeatable scoring and economics method, and an observation-versus-hypothesis classification with evidence grading. It also covers research prioritization, decision rules, governance gates, KPIs, a synthetic worked example, a failure case, and editable registers and logs.

Asset IDSTX-A0003

CategoryIntelligence and Research Methods

TierRead and Download

Prepared byStratenity Advisory Team

Executive summary

A research pack for deciding which markets to enter and on what conditions. It shows which parts of an entry case are evidenced and which are still assumptions, and directs research to the assumptions that could change the answer.

What is inside

What this pack covers

A decision framework with four possible outcomes per market; a defined input set for demand, competitors and entry barriers, with an evidence hierarchy; a repeatable scoring and economics method with anchors and decision rules; governance gates, risks and KPIs with named owner roles; a synthetic multi-market worked example with a failure case and a policy-shock scenario; and editable tools, including an assumption register, source log, research question backlog, scoring worksheet and challenge checklist.

Purpose and decision
Context and applicability
Inputs and evidence
Definitions and assumptions
Method and analytical logic
Current-state assessment
Options and business case
Recommended design
Execution and activation
Governance and risk
Measurement and benefits
Worked example and practice
Working tools and references

How to use it

How to use this pack

Agree the shortlist, hurdle and scoring weights with the decision owner before any market is assessed. Build the assumption register and source log for every candidate market, then run an independent challenge session to separate evidenced figures from beliefs. Commission research only on the assumptions that would change the decision. Apply the decision rules, record the conditions and stop criteria for each market, and carry the outputs into your initiative and measurement records.

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Stratenity Advisory Team. (2026). Market entry prioritization: Business case assumptions and research pack. Stratenity Library. https://www.stratenity.com/resources/library/intelligence-research/market-entry-prioritization-business-case-assumptions-and-research-pack

Stratenity Advisory Team. "Market entry prioritization: Business case assumptions and research pack." Stratenity Library, 2026, www.stratenity.com/resources/library/intelligence-research/market-entry-prioritization-business-case-assumptions-and-research-pack.

Stratenity Advisory Team. "Market entry prioritization: Business case assumptions and research pack." Stratenity Library, 2026. https://www.stratenity.com/resources/library/intelligence-research/market-entry-prioritization-business-case-assumptions-and-research-pack.

Stratenity Advisory Team (2026) Market entry prioritization: Business case assumptions and research pack. Stratenity Library. Available at: https://www.stratenity.com/resources/library/intelligence-research/market-entry-prioritization-business-case-assumptions-and-research-pack (Accessed: the date of access).

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