Exhibit 23.1

                          Independent Auditors' Consent



The Board of Directors
Howard Schultz & Associates International, Inc.


     We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements
(Nos. 333-64125,  333-61578,  333-30885 and 333-08707) on Form S-8 of The Profit
Recovery  Group  International,  Inc.  of our  report  (included  in The  Profit
Recovery  Group  International,  Inc.'s  Definitive  Proxy  Statement  filed  on
December  19,  2001)  dated July 26,  2001,  except as to note 16 which is as of
September 5, 2001,  relating to the combined  balance sheets of Howard Schultz &
Associates  International,  Inc.,  as of  December  31,  2000 and 1999,  and the
related combined statements of operations,  stockholders' equity, and cash flows
for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2000.



                                    KPMG LLP



Dallas, Texas
December 21, 2001



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