Embedded execution.
Human judgment.
The strategic delivery partner for consulting firms
Vladimir Lazarevik
Founder & Managing Partner
vlazarevik@mece.solutions
+971 56 500 3115
Structured. Embedded. Essential.
A note from the founder
August 2026
We’re excited to share a milestone with our clients and partners: MECE Solutions has now successfully delivered 100 projects, most of them in partnership with leading consulting companies across the region.
We work embedded, not at arm’s length. Our teams operate inside client platforms, templates, governance structures, and quality standards, and deliver output that is ready for immediate use at partner and client level. That proximity is what allows us to reason from evidence to a client-specific implication, rather than hand over research.
Our consultants are trained in structured thinking first — MECE logic, SCR storytelling, problem architecture — before they touch any engagement. AI tools come after that foundation is in place. The sequence is deliberate.
AI gives us speed. Judgment is the product.
Practically, that comes in three shapes: rapid response for the next ten working days, weekly pricing once the work runs longer, and a monthly retainer when you need us always on. I look forward to exploring how we can support your future work.
Best regards,
Vladimir
Founder & Managing Partner, MECE Solutions
How we work
We are invisible by design. The work carries your name. We help shape the thinking behind it.
Note
MECE teams are organized around the work — not by seniority. Every engagement runs through one manager who owns quality, timeline and the relationship.
The core distinction
AI gives us speed.
Judgment is the product.
MECE does not position itself as a firm that uses AI. Almost every firm will claim that within twelve months. The distinction that matters — and that the work demonstrates — is what we do with the speed.
AI is part of our delivery infrastructure, the same way a Bloomberg terminal is part of a financial analyst's infrastructure. It does not replace the analyst. It removes the constraint on how much the analyst can cover. Our value is what we do with that coverage: the structure, the judgment, the inference and the storyline.
The commodity layer is information gathering. The differentiated layer is architecture, judgment, synthesis and implication.
AI-enabled consulting intelligence
The five layers of MECE value
Each layer is work AI cannot do on its own. Select a layer to see how it shows up in a live engagement.
Layer 01
Converting an ambiguous question into a structure that makes the incomparable comparable.
Before any research begins, someone has to decide what the question actually is and how to frame the answer. In a recent benchmark engagement, the team imposed a consistent architecture across four fundamentally different organisations operating in the same sector across four different countries — overview, strategic positioning, purpose and mandate, ownership, beneficiaries, geographic ambition, scope of services, delivery model, funding model, and lessons for the client.
That structure is not obvious. It is a judgment about what dimensions matter for a client designing a new institutional vehicle. Without it, four case studies are four separate stories. With it, they become a comparative decision tool. AI cannot make that judgment.
What this means for the model
LMC Academy trains consultants in structured thinking first — MECE logic, SCR storytelling, problem architecture — before they touch any client engagement. AI tools come after that foundation is in place. The sequence is deliberate. The consultant is the product. AI is the equipment.
Why embedded works
We operate inside the partner firm's standards, templates and client context. That proximity is what enables client-specific inference. A team working at arm's length produces benchmarking. A team working inside the engagement produces consulting.
Pricing, excluding VAT
One partner.
Three ways to work together.
When you need us always on
Covers 15 business development days plus 5 quick-turnaround days — already heavily discounted. Retainer days roll over if unused
Best for
- Ongoing BD pipeline support
- Regular quick-turn needs
Scope estimator
1 month (20 days)
= 20 delivery days
- List price
- $22,000
- Indicative cost
- $22,000
- Effective day rate
- $1,100
- Vs. daily rate
- −$17,000
Indicative only, based on the published rate card and excluding VAT. Blocks and retainers are billed in full units; retainer days roll over within the committed term.
All models include dedicated team continuity, quality control, and AI-augmented delivery as standard.
One incredible journey
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DELIVERED PROJECTS
Thank you to everyone who has been part of this journey. Here's to the next 100.
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months of delivery
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core markets: KSA & UAE
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The work itself
Search the engagements behind the number.
102 engagements shown
- 01Assessing the Impact of Social Media on Children and AdolescentsGovernment & Public Sector · Global Perspective
- 02Driving Excellence in Government ServicesGovernment & Public Sector · Middle East; National Government
- 03Benchmarking Regional Development ModelsGovernment & Public Sector · Global Perspective
- 04Enhancing the Health Insurance Value Chain Through Vertical IntegrationHealth · Middle East; Healthcare Client
- 05Piloting Vertical Integration Through Controlled InitiativesHealth · Middle East; Healthcare Client
- 06Developing an Airport Modernization StrategyGovernment & Public Sector · Southeast Europe; Public-Sector Client
- 07Introducing Artificial Intelligence into the School CurriculumAI & Technology · Western Balkans; National Government
- 08Developing an AI-Powered and ESG-Driven Co-Working SpaceAI & Technology · Eastern Europe; Private-Sector Client
- 09Unlocking the Potential of Mountain TourismTourism & Culture · Western Balkans; Government-Led Initiative
- 10Assessing Food Price Inflation and Potential ResponsesEconomy & Industry · Western Balkans; Private-Sector Client
- 11Positioning a Landmark Performing Arts CenterTourism & Culture · Middle East; City-Level Public-Sector Client
- 12Developing a Modern Urban Green Market ConceptRetail & Consumer · Western Balkans; Private-Sector Client