EXHIBIT 23.3

                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT


The Board of Directors
Howard Schultz & Associates International:

     We consent to the incorporation by reference of our report (included in The
Profit Recovery Group  International  Inc.'s Definitive Proxy Statement filed on
December  20,  2001) dated July 26,  2001,  except as to note 16, which is as of
September 5, 2001, on 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,  incorporated  by
reference  herein,  and to the reference to our firm under the heading "Experts"
in the prospectus.



                                 /s/ KPMG LLP
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                                 KPMG LLP
Dallas, Texas
January 21, 2002




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