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Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement on Forms S-8 (Registration Nos. 333-44988 and 333-31318) of Niku
Corporation of our report dated April 14, 2000, relating to the consolidated
financial statements of ABT Corporation as of December 31, 1999 and for each of
the three years in the period then ended, which appears in the Current Report on
Form 8-K/A of Niku Corporation dated August 4, 2000.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
New York, New York
October 18, 2000