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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1


                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement No.
333-53918 of Manugistics Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries ("the Company") on
Amendment No. 1 to Form S-3 of our reports dated March 23, 2000, appearing in
the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended February 29, 2000
and to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in the Prospectus, which
is part of this Registration Statement.

/s /  DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
McLean, Virginia

March 8, 2001