In an ideal world, developers include technical writers in all relevant meetings and keep them updated about changes they’re making that might affect the docs. If this is the case for you, count yourself lucky. More often than not, however, technical writers are left out of the loop until the last minute, when someone remembers that the docs likely need to be updated (or should have been updated prior to release). This scenario is just as true whether everyone is working from home or in the office. One solution for this is to embrace a technique for information sleuthing.
Source: I’d Rather Be Writing Feed