SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549




                                    Form 8-K


                Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                       The Securities Exchange Act of 1934




Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):        August 31, 2002
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                            Predictive Systems, Inc.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



         Delaware                      000-30422                13-3808483
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(State or other jurisdiction    (Commission File Number)     (I.R.S. Employer
      of incorporation)                                     Identification No.)


              19 West 44th Street, New York, NY                    10036
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           (Address of principal executive offices)              (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code:      212-659-3400
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         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)












Item 5.           Other Events

                  On September 3, 2002, Predictive Systems, Inc. announced that
John Jacobs had resigned from its Board of Directors. The complete text of the
press release, dated September 3, 2002, is attached to this report as Exhibit
99.1, and such press release is incorporated herein by reference.


Item 7.           Financial Statements and Exhibits.

              (c) Exhibits.


      Exhibit
       Number         Description
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        99.9          Press Release dated as of September 3, 2002.








                                   SIGNATURES



Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.



                                                 PREDICTIVE SYSTEMS, INC.


Dated: September 3, 2002

                                                 By:  /s/ Andrew Zimmerman
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                                                 Name: Andrew Zimmerman
                                                 Title: CEO









                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


      Exhibit
       Number         Description
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        99.9          Press Release dated as of September 3, 2002.