UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 31, 2004

                              THE BISYS GROUP, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


           Delaware                 001-31254                    13-3532663
(State or other Jurisdiction     (Commission File               (IRS Employer
      of incorporation)               Number)                Identification No.)

                    90 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10016
                    (Address of principal executive offices)

                                 (212) 907-6000
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                                 Not Applicable
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Principal Officers.

      (b)   Effective as of August 31, 2004, in accordance with the terms of his
            Transition Services Agreement (attached as Exhibit 10.11 to the
            Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2003
            of The BISYS Group, Inc. (the "Company")), Lynn J. Mangum resigned
            as Chairman and Director of the Company. The Company announced that,
            effective upon Mr. Mangum's resignation, Robert J. Casale, a
            non-employee member of the board of directors of the Company,
            assumed the role of Chairman.

      (c)   Effective as of September 1, 2004, Richard J. Haviland was elected
            to the Board of Directors of the Company. He has been named to the
            Audit Committee of the Board of Directors.

                                    SIGNATURE

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                              THE BISYS GROUP, INC.

                                              By:      /s/ Kevin J. Dell
                                                 -------------------------------
                                                      Kevin J. Dell
                                                      Executive Vice President,
                                                      General Counsel and
                                                      Secretary

      Date: August 31, 2004


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