Three to five: starts to be problematic working around so many schedules.
Once or twice: you aim for two, you'll get at least one, and if 10/12 people show up each time, you'll get at least some of the benefits of working together with people you know well.
It's arbitrary, but it's practical.
From an end user's perspective: I am a doctor. I am the end-user for my specialty on my site that is the main point of contact for the backroom team in a different location that admins my electronic medical record. We have a once a month virtual meeting that is usually brief (15-20 minutes) to go over issues.
But I've met most of the people on the call at least once, when they traveled to my hospital to set it up. It helps to match name to face. And be able to recognize their voices. And if we were officially working together all the time, having a physical meeting once or twice a year would be a great chance for everyone to go out and grab a drink and learn how the others are personally. I'm not hypersocial, but even if you don't want to hang out with your coworkers (I usually don't), it's useful to have some interaction with them that isn't entirely business.
Three to five: starts to be problematic working around so many schedules.
Once or twice: you aim for two, you'll get at least one, and if 10/12 people show up each time, you'll get at least some of the benefits of working together with people you know well.
It's arbitrary, but it's practical.
From an end user's perspective: I am a doctor. I am the end-user for my specialty on my site that is the main point of contact for the backroom team in a different location that admins my electronic medical record. We have a once a month virtual meeting that is usually brief (15-20 minutes) to go over issues.
But I've met most of the people on the call at least once, when they traveled to my hospital to set it up. It helps to match name to face. And be able to recognize their voices. And if we were officially working together all the time, having a physical meeting once or twice a year would be a great chance for everyone to go out and grab a drink and learn how the others are personally. I'm not hypersocial, but even if you don't want to hang out with your coworkers (I usually don't), it's useful to have some interaction with them that isn't entirely business.