Intro to a port job

Pardon my ignorance, or just plainly missing something here, but... what is the purpose of putting in larger valves in a head,(other than having new valves) if nothing is done leading up to that valve? I just don't see any gain at all in doing so.
That is the problem with many shops and enthusiasts as well. They don't realize that to get the most benefit out of putting larger valves in a chamber, you also need to enlarge the bowl area proportionally. Even in a performance build without installing larger valves, the bowl area may still need to be opened up to meet the 80%-90% ratio many professional head porters like to see for bowl to valve size ratios.