Examples of the types of tasks KPO firms address include the following:
Research

Business Research / Business Intelligence (Market Segment Studies, Market Sizing, Competitive Intelligence, Business Plan Drafting, New Innovation Identification, etc.)

Market Research (Phone Surveys, Web Surveys, Client Satisfaction Studies, Branding Studies, Customer Preference Studies, Consumer Surveys, etc.)

Equity, Financial, and Insurance Research
Analytics

Data Analytics, Financial Analytics, Risk Analytics and Data Mining Services

Data Management (Data Entry, Data Collection, Data Cleansing, Data Integration, and Management)
Market Entry/Offshoring

Market Entry

Joint Ventures

Build-Operate-Transfer
Consulting Support

Strategy Consulting

Sourcing Bid Analysis

Industry and Company Research
Cross-Cultural Services

Language Services

Localization

Vendor Negotiations
Others

SPO - Sales Process Outsourcing

LPO - Legal Process Outsourcing

Engineering and Design Services

Design, Animation, and Simulation Services

Human Resource Research & Support

Decision Support Systems (DSS)