Embedded capability.
Human judgment.
The Embedded Capability Partner (ECP) for consulting firms
Vladimir Lazarevik
Founder & Managing Partner
info@mece.solutions
+971 56 621 7955 (WhatsApp)
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 and counting, most of them in partnership with leading consulting companies across the region.
A consulting firm need not develop and employ every capability internally to lead a unified engagement. As an Embedded Capability Partner (ECP), MECE contributes a professionally managed team — not a collection of individually contracted resources. We manage our people, methods, quality and contribution within agreed scope and interfaces. The lead consulting firm retains strategic leadership, the end-client relationship and ultimate engagement accountability.
Consulting-grade capability is built through structured methodology, deliberate training, experienced supervision and quality assurance. Our teams work within the lead firm’s templates, governance and professional standards. AI-enabled workflows extend what they can cover; evidence verification and professional judgment determine what the work means. Credibility rests on demonstrable output, not location or claims of lower cost.
AI gives us speed. Judgment is the product.
We call this proposition the capability-centric consulting model (3C): independently developed capabilities integrated into a unified engagement, complementing established firms’ client trust, institutional knowledge and strategic judgment. Our experience is a practical illustration, not proof of superior performance or an established new consulting paradigm.
Practically, our support comes in three shapes: rapid response for up to 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
Your firm leads the engagement. We manage the capability we contribute.
One integrated engagement, clear responsibilities. MECE manages its team, methods and quality within agreed scope and interfaces; the lead firm owns the end-client relationship and remains ultimately accountable for the engagement.
The lead firm’s role
The lead consulting firm retains strategic leadership, client trust, the end-client relationship and ultimate engagement accountability. MECE manages its team, methods, quality and contribution within agreed scope and interfaces.
The core distinction
AI gives us speed.
Judgment is the product.
Using AI is not, by itself, a consulting capability. The distinction is how a managed team structures problems, verifies evidence, applies judgment and delivers work that meets the lead firm's professional standards.
AI-enabled workflows broaden research coverage and accelerate draft production. Structured methodology, trained consultants, experienced supervision and quality assurance turn that coverage into an accountable contribution. The team remains responsible for checking sources, testing inferences and shaping the storyline.
The standard is demonstrable output: verified evidence, sound reasoning and client-specific implications — not a claim about tools, geography or lower cost.
From capability to client value
How we bring value to clients
LMC Academy develops capability. MECE deploys and manages it. One unified team brings that capability into the lead firm's engagement — across seven elements that support consulting-grade delivery.
Capability 01
Talent
Analytical, problem-solving and communication skills, grounded in a professional mindset.
LMC Academy
Develops capability
Structured curricula based on The Consultant (2025), with hands-on training in consulting methods and communication.
MECE Solutions
Deploys capability
Trained consultants deployed into client work, with ongoing mentoring and development.
Unified team
Integrates into the engagement
Academy-trained consultants work alongside the lead firm’s team under common professional standards.
Client value
High-quality talent available at scale.
The lead firm gains access to developed consulting capability, rather than having to train and employ every capability internally.
These are the value outcomes our delivery practices are designed to support. Each engagement must demonstrate them through the quality of its work.
How capability is developed
LMC Academy trains consultants in structured thinking — MECE logic, SCR storytelling and problem architecture. Experienced supervision and quality assurance carry that foundation into delivery. Distributed talent development and AI-enabled workflows make this approach more feasible; professional standards are judged by the work, wherever the team is based.
The capability-centric consulting model (3C)
3C proposes that capability development and delivery can be separated from client ownership without fragmenting professional standards. Integrated teams can complement a lead firm's relationships, strategic judgment and institutional knowledge. MECE offers a practical illustration of this proposition — not definitive proof of superior performance.
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.
Every model provides a managed team, agreed scope and interfaces, experienced supervision and quality assurance. The lead firm retains client ownership and ultimate engagement accountability.
One incredible journey
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DELIVERED PROJECTS AND COUNTING
Thank you to the clients and consulting partners who have been part of this journey. These engagements illustrate our delivery experience; the test remains the quality of each contribution, not the project count alone.
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months of delivery
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core markets: KSA & UAE
1
point of contact
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