Purpose: The purpose of the current study is to investigate the factors that enable Total Quality Management (TQM) implementation in the readymade garment (RMG) sector of Bangladesh. More specifically, the present study is a supplement of the previous call from research toinvestigate the TQM enabling factors from a broader aspect of organizational change. Design/methodology/approach: This study was conducted through an online survey followed by phone calls. Data was collected using a questionnaire survey with 256 respondents of the Bangladeshi RMG sector. The TQM enabling factors were divided into five distinct groups based on strategic or overall changes required within an organization for TQM implementation. A theoretical research model has been created to investigate the contingency of various TQM enabling factors.