Daryo Jun 3, 2013:

Backstopping According to the dictionary, a backstop can be a screen or fence, or a safety net. In development cooperation the term backstopping is used in connection with the implementation of programs and projects. It refers to advisory services, supervision, support and a guarantee of a certain continuity in the knowledge level with regard to an action or organizational unit. It is important that such backstopping mandates are entrusted to external consultants (organization developers, economists, engineers, etc.) who can manage a program for several years as a neutral authority. External backstoppers bring an outside perspective to a project, as a rule once or twice a year. They provide inputs, compensate for weaknesses and emphasize strengths, without overly interfering in the course of a program. Right from the beginning they pursue defined, very specific conceptional or operational questions such as the establishment of a documentation system, knowledge management or the exchange of experience and thus help to ensure that a project does not diverge from its central theme.

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Daryo Jun 3, 2013:

@Aleksandra Vaša referenca dobro objašnjava koja je vrsta podrške "backstopping" i ako pažljivo pročitate upravo jeste podrška "sa distance, u krajnoj instanci".
Neko ko vam sedi nad glavom od jutra do mraka i neko ko se ne meša u svakodnevno odvijanje projekta i pojavi se samo dva puta godišnje nije sasvim ista vrsta podrške/pomoći.

Aleksandra Lazić Jun 3, 2013:

Ako je reč o pružanju usluga onda je Natašin odgovor tačan, jer nije u pitanju podrška kada sve drugo otkaže kako tvrdi kolega Daryo nego se radi o: http://www.sdc.admin.ch/glossary_popup.php?itemID=18835&lang...
Dakle o stalnoj superviziji, podršci i uticaju

Aleksandra Lazić Jun 3, 2013:

Marija, u kom kontekstu vam se javlja ovaj izraz, da li je u pitanju ugovor o pružanju usluga ili ugovor o finansijskoj podršci?