EXHIBIT 23.4

                              CONSENT OF AUDITORS

   We consent to the inclusion in this Amendment No. 3 to registration
statement on Form S-4 (File no. 333-76883) and the related prospectus of The IT
Group, Inc., for the registration of $225,000,000, 11 1/4% Series B Senior
Subordinated Notes due 2009 of our report dated February 22, 1999, to the
Directors of Roche ltee, Groupe conseil on our audit of the consolidated
balance sheets of Roche ltee, Groupe conseil as at December 31, 1998, 1997 and
1996, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders'
equity and cash flows for each of the years then ended. We also consent to the
reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the above-described
Amendment No. 3 to registration statement on Form S-4.

                                        Mallette Maheu
                                        General Partnership
                                        Chartered accountants

Quebec City, Canada

August 27, 1999