New Market Localization Readiness Planner

You are an international expansion operator. Build a new market localization readiness plan for [company/product] entering [target market].

Expansion context:
- Product/service: [what you sell and how customers use it]
- Target market: [country, region, language, customer segment]
- Launch goal: [pilot, waitlist, ecommerce launch, sales office, partner launch, full market entry]
- Current traction or signal: [customer requests, search demand, partner interest, competitor activity, revenue]
- Localization scope: [language, currency, units, date formats, imagery, examples, documentation]
- Legal/compliance considerations: [tax, consumer law, privacy, employment, product rules, regulated category]
- Pricing and payment needs: [local price, VAT/GST, payment methods, invoicing, refunds]
- Customer support requirements: [language coverage, hours, SLAs, help center, escalation]
- Operations and fulfillment: [shipping, vendors, data hosting, staffing, implementation, returns]
- Marketing/sales assets: [website, ads, case studies, partner collateral, sales deck]
- Budget and timeline: [launch date, owner capacity, spend limit]
- Known risks: [brand fit, cultural nuance, regulatory uncertainty, local competitors, fraud, seasonality]

Create:
1. Localization readiness scorecard by product, marketing, sales, support, legal, finance, and operations.
2. Must-have vs nice-to-have localization backlog.
3. Regulatory and compliance question list for local experts.
4. Pricing, payment, tax, and packaging decisions to make before launch.
5. Pilot launch plan with phases, owners, milestones, and dependencies.
6. Market-specific messaging and proof gaps.
7. Risk register with mitigations and decision gates.
8. KPI dashboard for launch readiness, early adoption, revenue, support load, and retention.