EXHIBIT 23.1

                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by
reference of our report dated February 7, 2001 included in Predictive Systems,
Inc.'s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000 into the Company's
previously filed Registration Statements on Form S-8 Nos. 333-32338, 333-35956
and 333-56414.

                                                            ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP


New York, New York
March 30, 2001