Step Two of the JIPOE process includes which elements?

• A. Develop a geospatial perspective of the OE
• B. Describe the overall impact of the OE on adversary and friendly capabilities and broad COAs
• C. Evaluate adversary COAs
• D. Describe IPB products

Answer: (B)

Step Two focuses on describing how the operational environment shapes what both sides can do and the options they might pursue. The best answer captures that by detailing the overall impact of the OE on adversary and friendly capabilities and broad courses of action. This means looking at how environmental factors—terrain, weather, population, infrastructure, and other OE characteristics—constrain or enable actions, and how those constraints and possibilities translate into high-level capabilities and broad COAs for both sides. This framing sets up later steps that refine or evaluate specific adversary COAs and produce IPB outputs, rather than just generating a geospatial view or listing COAs. While a geospatial perspective is a useful part of analysis, Step Two centers on the impact those OE factors have on capabilities and broad COAs rather than on producing geospatial products or evaluating COAs in detail.