This document provides an overview of Total Quality Management (TQM) through summarizing key chapters from the book "Total Quality Management" by Joel E. Ross. It discusses the origins and development of TQM, from medieval guilds to modern quality gurus like Deming, Juran, Ishikawa and Crosby. It also summarizes the Baldrige National Quality Program criteria used to evaluate organizations and drive improvement through assessment. TQM aims to manage all parts of an organization to meet customer needs and achieve excellence through a prevention-focused, data-driven approach to quality.