Judging the Quality of an Organisation by Direct Observation by Dr Myron Tribus. This paper by our friend and mentor Dr Myron Tribus is one in a series of papers explaining the application of Quality Management to industry. Dr Tribus worked alongside Dr Deming for many years. His writings make accessible the theory and methods of quality improvement to industry government and education.This essay one of 31 by Dr Tribus were first collected for publication by the Deming Electronic Network over a decade ago. They are provided here temporarily pending the reinstatement of the Deming Electronic Network web site.