EXHIBIT 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the  incorporation  by reference in  Registration  Statements  No.
333-37304,  333-74940 and  333-114979 on Forms S-8 of our report dated March 31,
2005 (which report expresses an unqualified  opinion and includes an explanatory
paragraph  for a change in  accounting  principle  in 2002),  appearing  in this
annual report on Form 10-K of The Management  Network Group, Inc. for the fiscal
year ended January 01, 2005.





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                             KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
                                  APRIL 1, 2005