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                                                                     EXHIBIT 23
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                             CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT
                          CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS



Thomas Group, Inc.
Irving, Texas

         We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectus
constituting a part of the Registration Statement on Form S-8/S-3 (Registration
No. 33-71752) of our report dated March 3, 1997, relating to the consolidated
financial statements of Thomas Group, Inc. appearing in the Company's Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996.





                                BDO SEIDMAN, LLP



Dallas, Texas
March 3, 1997