Ownership Submission
FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Daihl Edward Robert
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
03/01/2005
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
MANUGISTICS GROUP INC [MANU]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
9715 KEY WEST AVENUE
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Group VP, Revenue Management
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

ROCKVILLE, MD 20850
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 0
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (Right to Acquire)   (1) 09/07/2014 Common Stock 100,000 $ 2.415 D  
Stock Option (Right to Acquire)   (2) 11/03/2014 Common Stock 67,000 $ 2.585 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Daihl Edward Robert
9715 KEY WEST AVENUE
ROCKVILLE, MD 20850
      Group VP, Revenue Management  

Signatures

/s/ Edward Robert Daihl 03/08/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Exercisable in 20 equal quarterly installments on the 7th day of December, March, June, September, commencing December 7, 2004.
(2) Exercisable on the earlier of: (a) the Company achieving adjusted earnings per share over any four consecutive fiscal quarters of $.08, at which time 50% of the outstanding option shall vest, or adjusted earnings per share over any four consecutive fiscal quarters of $.12, at which time 100% of the outstanding option shall vest; or (b) the seventh anniversary of the date of grant. Adjusted earnings per share shall be calculated for this purpose in the same manner as for the Company's public disclosures.

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