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title: "SDLC Automation | Postman API Platform"
description: "Postman's AI-native platform re-shapes quality to run in parallel with development, so there is no compromise between velocity and rigor."
url: https://www.postman.com/solutions/sdlc-automation/
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# SDLC Automation | Postman API Platform

> Postman's AI-native platform re-shapes quality to run in parallel with development, so there is no compromise between velocity and rigor.

## Faster releases. Fewer production defects. Audit-ready every day.

Postman's AI-native platform re-shapes quality to run in parallel with development, so there is no compromise between velocity and rigor.

[Download e-book](#contact)

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### The SDLC Automation Playbook for QE Leaders

A practical framework for embedding quality into every stage of your delivery pipeline, from spec governance to production monitoring.

[Download e-book](#contact)

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*SIX CHALLENGES*

## What's slowing teams down today

Before we get to how Postman fixes it, here's what we hear from QE and platform leaders across the industry. Six patterns show up everywhere, regardless of stack, scale, or maturity.

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> Postman reduced our testing cycle times by 70% and accelerated feature releases by three weeks, along with providing one of the best customer experiences I've ever had.

— Sathyakhala Anantharajan, Head of IT Applications, Medibank

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*THE POSTMAN PLATFORM*

## One pipeline, five integrated stages

Postman replaces fragmented serial workflows with a single platform. Each stage is gated, automated, and connected to the next.

### Design

### Gate

### Validate

### Monitor

### Improve

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*SPECTRUM OF TESTING*

## The full spectrum of testing in Postman

The journey above walks the QE function through stages. The orthogonal view is the kinds of testing the function actually has to perform — and where most QE programs fragment into separate vendor stacks. In Postman, the same Collections, the same scripts, the same environments, and the same execution surfaces cover the full spectrum.

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## The SDLC Automation Playbook for QE Leaders

A practical framework for embedding quality into every stage of your delivery pipeline, from spec governance to production monitoring.

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## Broken collaboration leads to broken APIs.

Ninety-three percent of API teams still face collaboration blockers. The 2025 State of the API report reveals how you can unlock the productivity gains that API-first promises, but scattered tooling prevents.

[Read the Report](/state-of-api/2025/)